Satellite Operators Frustrated By UK Space Regulator

Virgin Orbit LauncherOne first flight

LauncherOne

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LONDON—Bosses at a Welsh startup whose satellite was lost in the failed Virgin Orbit launch from the UK have spoken out against the country’s approach to satellite licensing. Patrick McCall, nonexecutive director at Space Forge, says there needs to be a “seismic change” in the way that the UK’s...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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