Astronaut with physical disability could be first to enter orbit after ground-breaking agreement
Former Paralympian John McFall could become first person with a physical disability to live in orbit through UK government partnership with US space company Vast Agreement enables Vast, supported by the UK Space Agency to explore sponsorship opportunities for John’s mission to Vast’s Haven-1 – scheduled to be the world’s first commercial space station – […]
New UK-France agreement to reduce illegal crossings
The United Kingdom and France today signed an agreement to strengthen operations to combat illegal migration in northern France to prevent crossings to the United Kingdom with a significant increase in dedicated human, technological and intelligence resources. Since the 2024 UK election, work between the UK and France has prevented more than 42,000 illegal migrants […]