The partnership aims to launch a British astronaut mission, potentially to the ISS.

The 15mn (17.5mn) funding will depend on whether the mission will actually proceed.

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UK offers £15M to space tech projects for commercial astronaut mission

Awarded projects need to start by June 2024, with the development process lasting 18 months.

Besides public investment, the country boasts significant private funding.

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Ioanna is a writer at TNW.

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With a background in the humanities, she has a soft spot for social impact-enabling technologies.

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