Space Industry Act 2018: Difference between revisions

|citation = 2018 c. 25

|royal_assent = 15 March 20202018

The '''Space Industry Act 2018''' (c. 25) is an [[Act of Parliament (UK)|Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom]] introduced by [[Chris Grayling]] as [[Secretary of State for Transport]] to extend and improve the regulatory framework for commercial spaceflight activities (involving both launch to orbit and sub-orbital spaceflight) to be carried out from [[spaceport]]s in the United Kingdom and launches and other activities overseas by UK entities. It operates in conjunction with the [[Outer Space Act 1986]].<ref name=twobirds-202008>{{cite web |url=https://www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/uk/one-giant-regulatory-leap-for-uk-spaceflight |title=One giant (regulatory) leap for UK spaceflight: the launch of the UK Government's consultation on the supporting regulations to the Space Industry Act 2018 |authordisplay-authors=Nicholas1 |last1=Puschman et|first1=Nicholas al|author2=Jean-Claude Vecchiatto |last3=Jones |first3=Thomas |last4=England |first4=Lucy |last5=Leach |first5=Mark |last6=Mikalef |first6=Willy |publisher=Bird & Bird |date=August 2020 |access-date=10 March 2021}}</ref>