British space programme (English Wikipedia)

Lunan, Duncan (November 2001). "Promoting UK involvement in the ISS: a space station lifeboat?". Space Policy. 17 (4): 249–255. Bibcode:2001SpPol..17..249L. doi:10.1016/S0265-9646(01)00039-X.

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"Johnson, Gregory H". www.astronautix.com. Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2020.

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"OneWeb emerges from Chapter 11 with new CEO". BBC News. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
Amos, Jonathan (23 March 2011). "UK space given boost from Budget". BBC. Retrieved 24 March 2011. reforms are designed to lower the sector's insurance costs and to make it easier for future space tourism companies to operate out of the UK. The government says it has recognised the success the British space sector has achieved in recent years and wants to offer it further support to maintain and grow its global market position.
"UK spaceport proposed for Sutherland site". BBC News. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
"Tim Peake begins stay on international space station". BBC. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
"UK astronaut Tim Peake returns to Earth". BBC. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
"Tim Peake launch: The seven Britons to go to space". BBC. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.

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"Space station 'not worth' joining". BBC News. BBC. 18 February 1999. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
"Minister wants astronaut 'icon'". 9 October 2008 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
"Europe unveils British astronaut". BBC News. 20 May 2009. Retrieved 27 April 2010.

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"Minister quits over 'naive' Brexit deal". BBC News. 1 December 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
"U.K. takes £400m stake in satellite firm OneWeb". BBC News. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2020.

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"Megaroc". The British Interplanetary Society. Archived from the original on 7 November 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2018.

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"What we do". BIS. Retrieved 27 April 2012.

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"Skylon System Requirements Review". Archived from the original on 26 September 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2011.

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"UK vision to stay at the forefront of space sector published". BNSC. Archived from the original on 2 June 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2009.
"BNSC:How we work". Archived from the original on 19 December 2008. Retrieved 29 May 2009.
"BNSC and ESA". Archived from the original on 20 April 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2009.

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Seedhouse, Erik (11 September 2017). TIM PEAKE and BRITAIN'S ROAD TO SPACE. Springer. pp. vi. ISBN 978-3-319-57907-8.
Burgess, Colin (2019). Shattered Dreams: The Lost and Canceled Space Missions. U of Nebraska Press. ISBN 978-1-4962-1420-1.
Burgess, Colin (1 May 2019). Shattered Dreams: The Lost and Canceled Space Missions. U of Nebraska Press. ISBN 978-1-4962-1420-1.

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Chuter, Andrew (22 May 2020). "UK nears final stage of Skynet competition". c4isrnet.com. Sightline Media. Retrieved 22 February 2021.

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"For the next generation of astronauts to shoot for the moon, a STEM education is vital". City A.M. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.

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Whitehouse, Richard; Matthews, Chris (18 September 2019). "Cornwall Spaceport latest – Council cabinet agrees £12million funding". Cornwall Live. Retrieved 16 January 2021.

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Lunan, Duncan (November 2001). "Promoting UK involvement in the ISS: a space station lifeboat?". Space Policy. 17 (4): 249–255. Bibcode:2001SpPol..17..249L. doi:10.1016/S0265-9646(01)00039-X.
Pounds, Ken (2010). "The Royral Society's Formative Role in UK Space Research". Notes and Records of the Royal Society of London. 64: –65–S76. doi:10.1098/rsnr.2010.0039. ISSN 0035-9149. JSTOR 20753923. S2CID 144418241.

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"ESA budget 2015". ESA. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2020.

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Clash, Jim. "Private-Sector Space Experiments Could Add To Mankind's Knowledge Bank. Keep An Open Mind". Forbes. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
Clash, Jim. "Private-Sector Space Experiments Could Add To Mankind's Knowledge Bank. Keep An Open Mind". Forbes. Retrieved 21 October 2022.

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Hollinger, Peggy (2 July 2020). "UK gamble on OneWeb signals more interventionist space policy". Financial Times. Retrieved 21 November 2020. "The real end game here is SkyNet," said one industry executive, referring to the military grade constellation that for 17 years has been operated by Airbus, and whose contract is soon coming to an end.

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"Lift-off for Shetland spaceport". gov.uk. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.

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McArdle, Helen (20 May 2016). "UK spaceport competition axed in favour of licensing model". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 7 February 2018.

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"Intelsat's Satellite Communication Highlights from the 60's | Intelsat S.A." 13 December 2013. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2022.

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Pounds, Ken (2010). "The Royral Society's Formative Role in UK Space Research". Notes and Records of the Royal Society of London. 64: –65–S76. doi:10.1098/rsnr.2010.0039. ISSN 0035-9149. JSTOR 20753923. S2CID 144418241.

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"#journeytolaunch #peoplebehindprime #orbexalumni #toplaunchteam #launchuk #europeanlaunch #spaceishard | Orbex | 17 comments". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 18 February 2026.

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Grahn, Sven. "Jodrell Bank's role in early space tracking activities - Part 1". The University of Manchester. Retrieved 11 December 2022.

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"Prospero May Be Last U.K. Satellite". Calgary Herald. Calgary, Alberta. The London Times. 3 November 1971. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.

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Messier, Doug (22 September 2010). "UKSA Reviews Skylon and SABRE". Parabolic Arc.

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Hutton, Georgina (2 February 2018). "The Space Industry Bill 2017-2019". House of Commons Library. Retrieved 7 February 2018.

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UK Registry of Outer Space Objects (PDF) (Report). UK Space Agency. October 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2021.

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"Reaction Engines Limited FAQ". Archived from the original on 2 June 2015.

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Roulette, Joey (4 April 2023). "Branson's Virgin Orbit files for bankruptcy after launch failure squeezed finances". Reuters. Retrieved 24 August 2023.

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Pounds, Ken (2010). "The Royral Society's Formative Role in UK Space Research". Notes and Records of the Royal Society of London. 64: –65–S76. doi:10.1098/rsnr.2010.0039. ISSN 0035-9149. JSTOR 20753923. S2CID 144418241.

space.com (Global: 862^nd place; English: 703^rd place)

Hanneke, Weitering (27 February 2019). "Soyuz Rocket Will Launch the 1st OneWeb Satellites Today". Space.com. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
Mike Wall (16 January 2015). "UK's Lost Beagle 2 Mars Lander, Missing Since 2003, Found in NASA Photos". Space.com.
Pultarova, Tereza (10 October 2019). "Space Hub Sutherland". Space.com.

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Selding, Peter B. de (22 May 2023). "SaxaVord Spaceport secures $173 million in debt financing, says UK launch support should focus on commercial viability". Space Intel Report. Retrieved 24 August 2023.

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Erwin, Sandra (6 November 2018). "UK MoD still undecided on how to procure satellite communications". SpaceNews. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
Henry, Caleb (19 July 2020). "British military finalizes Skynet-6A contract with Airbus". SpaceNews. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
Foust, Jeff (11 November 2024). "Spaceplane developer Reaction Engines goes bankrupt". SpaceNews. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
Foust, Jeff (7 February 2021). "Lockheed Martin selects ABL Space Systems for UK launch". SpaceNews. Retrieved 27 February 2021.

telegraph.co.uk (Global: 40^th place; English: 27^th place)

Diver, Tony (25 September 2020). "Britain scraps satellite programme designed to replace Galileo after Brexit". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 25 September 2020.

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Robert Parkinson (22 February 2011). "SSTO spaceplane is coming to Great Britain". The Global Herald. Space:The Development of Single Stage Flight. Archived from the original on 23 February 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2011.

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Sample, Ian (14 February 2008). "UK carves out its place in space, but hopes for Britons on moon dashed". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 29 May 2009.
McKie, Robin (13 July 2014). "Britain plans to build commercial spaceport". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 July 2013.

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Nasir, Sarwat. "British explorer based in UAE to launch into space on Blue Origin flight". The National. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
Nasir, Sarwat. "British explorer based in UAE to launch into space on Blue Origin flight". The National. Retrieved 17 May 2022.

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Puschman, Nicholas; et al. (August 2020). "One giant (regulatory) leap for UK spaceflight: the launch of the UK Government's consultation on the supporting regulations to the Space Industry Act 2018". Bird & Bird. Retrieved 10 March 2021.

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"Virgin Galactic Announces First Fully Crewed Spaceflight". Virgin Galactic. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.

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"UK vision to stay at the forefront of space sector published". BNSC. Archived from the original on 2 June 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2009.
"Megaroc". The British Interplanetary Society. Archived from the original on 7 November 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
"Intelsat's Satellite Communication Highlights from the 60's | Intelsat S.A." 13 December 2013. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
"BNSC:How we work". Archived from the original on 19 December 2008. Retrieved 29 May 2009.
"BNSC and ESA". Archived from the original on 20 April 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2009.
"Reaction Engines Limited FAQ". Archived from the original on 2 June 2015.
"Skylon System Requirements Review". Archived from the original on 26 September 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
Robert Parkinson (22 February 2011). "SSTO spaceplane is coming to Great Britain". The Global Herald. Space:The Development of Single Stage Flight. Archived from the original on 23 February 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
"Johnson, Gregory H". www.astronautix.com. Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2020.

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"Black Arrow History". Wight Aviation Museum. Retrieved 11 December 2022.

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Pounds, Ken (2010). "The Royral Society's Formative Role in UK Space Research". Notes and Records of the Royal Society of London. 64: –65–S76. doi:10.1098/rsnr.2010.0039. ISSN 0035-9149. JSTOR 20753923. S2CID 144418241.

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