PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Spaceflight (12 September 2024)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will take steps to support extravehicular activity on UK private space flight missions.
Asked by:
Andrew Griffith (Conservative)
Asked by:
Andrew Griffith (Conservative)
Answer
There are currently no plans to provide government support for extravehicular activities on private spaceflight missions.
The UK Space Agency has been working with Axiom Space to explore the potential for a UK-led, commercially funded mission to the International Space Station to carry out science and technology demonstrations. Any extravehicular activities during the mission would be focused on functional maintenance and would be carried out by professional astronauts.
Answered by:
Chris Bryant (Labour)
10 October 2024
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