Space Policy Debate

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Department: Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Vicky Ford

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Wednesday 18th July 2018

(6 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Vicky Ford Portrait Vicky Ford (Chelmsford) (Con)
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A lot of the UK has a hosepipe ban at the moment, but in Chelmsford, Teledyne e2v is inventing a gravity sensor that will go on a small satellite and be able to look at water reserves underneath the earth. This is the future. When will we be able to launch small satellites from the UK?

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I expect that to be possible from the early 2020s, given the huge and historic announcement today.

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