UK joins new space partnership
21 May 2014 11:34 AM
The UK has joined forces with Australia, Canada
and the US to share expertise and resources dedicated to space
operations.
The
space partnership nations will be able to share knowledge and resources in
areas such as space situational awareness to assure access to and enhance space
capabilities.
In
a joint statement, the partners have proposed to ‘co-operate on
activities such as identifying and understanding what objects are in space,
ensuring uninterrupted satellite operations, and the avoidance of satellite
collisions’.
The
statement goes on to say that ‘such activities will make a significant
contribution towards a safer and more secure space environment while also
enhancing mutual security’.
The
UK armed forces have an increasing reliance on space, making this partnership
particularly vital to the way the Ministry of Defence does
business.
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