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Britain needs to join the new space race

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By the end of this decade , the space economy will be worth $1 trillion , according to consultancy firm McKinsey .

The UK has the ability to act independently.

Bilateral deals are in place between the UK Space Agency and countries such as Australia , which have helped create new British spaceports (i.e. sites from which rockets can be launched).

This makes the UK a suboptimal place for getting things into equatorial orbit, which is where humanity tends to put space stations.

But there are two kinds of orbit for which the UK is well-placed.

Altogether, Britain can corner up to 30 per cent of space activity, says Professor David Stupples .

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