Macron’s threat to Britain backfires as UK ‘doesn’t need EU’ for ‘space revolution’

And Britain does appear to be launching a system that could one day rival the EU project it was kicked out of.

OneWeb is a global satellite communications company that has a network of satellites which the Government bought a share in back in July 2020.
The constellation of low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites beam signals in 3G, 5G, LTE and Wi-Fi for high-speed internet access to all corners of the globe.

While not carrying out the same functions as Galileo, Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has tipped the system could one day be adapted to rival the EU’s project.

Speaking before the Science and Technology last week, Mr Kwarteng said: “In terms of positioning, navigation and timing (PNT), which Galileo is all about, that is something that we could do ourselves.”

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Article source: https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1568470/Emmanuel-macron-news-esa-uk-space-revolution-galileo-oneweb