Government strategy makes UK a space superpower
The boss of Scotland’s leading rocket launch company has welcomed a new government strategy that he claims will make the UK a ‘superpower’ in global space race.
Skyrora CEO, Volodymyr Levykin, believes Westminster’s National Space Strategy has outlined the importance space industries can have on the country’s economy, as well as laying the foundations for the UK to have a seat at the top table of the emerging sector.
The strategy promises to make the UK a science and technology leader through investment in expert researchers, and world-class education and businesses with the global space economy set to be worth around £490 billion by 2030.
A coherent and thought-out strategy comes after the recent American space boom which saw companies like Space X and Virgin Galactic send passengers into orbit over the last few months.
