'We need some proper regulations': Inside the UK's drive to bring sustainability to outer space

Cecilia Keating
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'We need some proper regulations': Inside the UK's drive to bring sustainability to outer space

BusinessGreen speaks to Science Minister George Freeman about the UK's plans to establish voluntary standards for a more sustainable space industry

As the commercial space age enters full swing, outer space is getting busy. Long gone is the era where space was reserved for a handful of astronauts and secretive military activity. The flight lanes beyond...

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