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Blogs

Space blogs

Range control licences: Giving space space

Published on: 25 April 2024 Category:Space, Category:Airspace, Category:Safety

A range control service oversees, clears, and controls a zone to make rocket launches safer. A range licence is a legal requirement ahead of a space launch, but is not in itself permission to launch.
A year on from Launcher One: Reflections on airspace requirements for space operations

Published on: 10 January 2024 Category:Airspace, Category:Space

One year on from the UK’s first historic orbital space launch, Mark Jones, one of our Airspace Regulators, shares his insights on co-ordinating airspace requirements for space operations.