2007 UNITED KINGDOM SPACE POLICY DOCUMENT POSITIVE TOWARDS BNSC’S FUNDING FOR STARBROOK [OCTOBER 2007]

“2007: A Space Policy: Government Response to the Committee’s Report of Session 2006 – 7” states in para 36: “The Government welcomes the Committee's support for BNSC's work on surveillance of space, which is integral to ensuring the security of space based infrastructure. At a European level space is already identified as one of the critical infrastructure sectors within the European Programme for Critical Infrastructure Protection. BNSC will continue to promote the UK capabilities in this area and will outline a vision for the surveillance of space in the new space strategy.”

This was in response to the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee earlier comment on BNSC’s funding for Starbrook development by Space Insight: “We welcome the BNSC's funding for space surveillance. We recommend that future plans for this area, particularly in relation to a possible European project for space surveillance, be outlined in the new space strategy.”