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The Belfast Telegraph reports on the Spaceflight Bill, proposed legislation that is to be put before Parliament this week.
The government issued a statement on the proposed legislation. According to the statement, Britain could build space-ports on its own territory "by 2020."
Whether the launch facilities would be on the home islands, in the British Overseas Territories (which include islands in the Caribbean such as Montserrat), or both was unclear to the submitter.
[What, if any, advantages are there for launching from Britain vs a location in the Caribbean? -Ed.]
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(Score: 2) by subs on Wednesday February 22 2017, @11:03AM
Cant launch north because that makes Russia crazy (ICBMs would take that path)
Yes they could and no ICBMs wouldn't take that path to attack Russia. This is the UK, not America. To launch at Russia from the UK, you'd be launching almost exactly due east. Launching north-northwest from the UK would be launching towards Canada and Alaska. It's also no problem letting all interested parties know before you launch that it's a non-ICBM launch, so they can chill.