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5 Sep 2025, 1:23 p.m. - House of Lords "to amend the 2018 Space Industry Act in a way that should strengthen then " Baroness Anelay of St Johns (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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5 Sep 2025, 1:24 p.m. - House of Lords "bill. The bill would amend sections 12 and 36 on the Space Industry Act 2018, to provide legal certainty, " Baroness Anelay of St Johns (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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5 Sep 2025, 1:58 p.m. - House of Lords "unresolved issue. The current Space Industry Act 2018 operators face " Lord Clement-Jones (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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5 Sep 2025, 2:08 p.m. - House of Lords "of the Space Industry Act 2018 which provides that a person does not " Lord Moylan (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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5 Sep 2025, 2:20 p.m. - House of Lords "France. As the noble Baroness has explained, the powers and that Space Industry Act limit spaceflight " Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill, Minister of State (Department for Transport) (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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12 Dec 2025, 10:09 a.m. - House of Lords "see no doubt had an expert hand in all that. My Lords, the bill amends the 2018 Space Industry Act to " Baroness Anelay of St Johns (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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12 Dec 2025, 10:13 a.m. - House of Lords "two of the Space Industry Act. I'm therefore grateful to the noble " Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill, Minister of State (Department for Transport) (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill
23 speeches (8,462 words) 2nd reading Friday 5th September 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Transport Mentions: 1: Baroness Anelay of St Johns (Con - Life peer) congratulate for his work, and it received cross-party support.The Bill seeks to amend the 2018 Space Industry Act - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Mobarik (Con - Life peer) The Space Industry Act 2018 gave us the framework to license launches but left indemnity caps to the - Link to Speech 3: Lord Clement-Jones (LD - Life peer) As we have also heard, under the current Space Industry Act 2018, operators face uncapped or unlimited - Link to Speech |
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Satellites: Space Debris
Asked by: Helen Maguire (Liberal Democrat - Epsom and Ewell) Monday 10th November 2025 Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of satellite debris falling to earth on the environment. Answered by Kanishka Narayan - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) The UK Space Agency has led global research on the potential environmental impact of satellites burning up in Earth’s atmosphere (atmospheric ablation) through a set of short, complementary research studies. Initial outcomes conclude there is an impact of metals on the atmosphere, but further research is needed to fully identify knowledge gaps and provide a solid evidence base for decision-making. The Space Industry Act (2018) requires applicants for launch operator and spaceport licences to provide the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) with an assessment of the effects that launches of spacecraft are expected to have on the environment. The National Space Operations Centre monitors all trackable space objects and provides indicators and warnings of re-entry and projected paths, particularly where objects are expected to have sufficient mass and volume for some or all components to survive to the surface. |
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Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill: HL Bill 120 of 2024–25 - LLN-2025-0032
Aug. 12 2025 Found: Ostridge Date published: 12 August 2025 The Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill would amend the Space Industry Act |
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Aug. 12 2025
Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill: HL Bill 120 of 2024–25 Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill 2024-26 Briefing papers Found: Ostridge Date published: 12 August 2025 The Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill would amend the Space Industry Act |
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Tuesday 21st October 2025
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology Source Page: Providing range control services: rules and regulations Document: Providing range control services: rules and regulations (webpage) Found: Range control services are provided under the Space Industry Act 2018 and include: co-ordinating activities |
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Tuesday 21st October 2025
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology Source Page: Operating an orbital space object: rules and regulations Document: Operating an orbital space object: rules and regulations (webpage) Found: Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) provides general guidance on: applying for licences under the Space Industry Act |
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Tuesday 21st October 2025
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology Source Page: Launching or returning a rocket or space plane: rules and regulations Document: Launching or returning a rocket or space plane: rules and regulations (webpage) Found: Guidance on applying for licences Read general guidance on: applying for licences under the Space Industry Act |
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Tuesday 21st October 2025
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology Source Page: Operating a spaceport: rules and regulations Document: Operating a spaceport: rules and regulations (webpage) Found: guidance on: spaceport licence applicants and licensees (CAA) applying for licences under the Space Industry Act |
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Wednesday 20th August 2025
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology Source Page: Regulatory Sandbox for Rendezvous and Proximity Operations: Stage 1 Document: (PDF) Found: was used to simulate the end -to-end licensing process for a fictional RPO mission under the Space Industry Act |
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Oct. 23 2025
Office of the Parliamentary Counsel Source Page: Common Legislative Solutions: a guide to tabling policy issues Document: (PDF) Guidance and Regulation Found: licences) • Transport (Scotland) Act 2019, Part 7 (workplace parking licensing schemes) • Space Industry Act |
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Oct. 23 2025
Office of the Parliamentary Counsel Source Page: Common Legislative Solutions: a guide to tackling policy issues Document: (PDF) Guidance and Regulation Found: licences) • Transport (Scotland) Act 2019, Part 7 (workplace parking licensing schemes) • Space Industry Act |
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Oct. 21 2025
Civil Aviation Authority Source Page: Providing range control services: rules and regulations Document: Providing range control services: rules and regulations (webpage) Guidance and Regulation Found: Range control services are provided under the Space Industry Act 2018 and include: co-ordinating activities |
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Oct. 21 2025
Civil Aviation Authority Source Page: Operating an orbital space object: rules and regulations Document: Operating an orbital space object: rules and regulations (webpage) Guidance and Regulation Found: Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) provides general guidance on: applying for licences under the Space Industry Act |
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Oct. 21 2025
Civil Aviation Authority Source Page: Launching or returning a rocket or space plane: rules and regulations Document: Launching or returning a rocket or space plane: rules and regulations (webpage) Guidance and Regulation Found: Guidance on applying for licences Read general guidance on: applying for licences under the Space Industry Act |
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Oct. 21 2025
Civil Aviation Authority Source Page: Operating a spaceport: rules and regulations Document: Operating a spaceport: rules and regulations (webpage) Guidance and Regulation Found: guidance on: spaceport licence applicants and licensees (CAA) applying for licences under the Space Industry Act |
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Jul. 30 2025
Government Operational Research Service Source Page: The AQuA Book Document: DESNZ Annual report (PDF) Guidance and Regulation Found: . • With the coming into force of the Space Industry Act on 29 July 2021, this act now regulates licensed |