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Isle of Man represented at Space tourism event

The International Institute of Space Commerce (IISC), in conjunction with AON and the Isle of Man Department of Economic Development, held a Space tourism workshop in London recently, with a special focus on insurance.
The workshop began with an opening address by Alex Downie OBE MLC, who has political responsibility for the Space sector in the Department of Economic Development and a Director of the International Institute of Space Commerce. In his speech, Mr Downie highlighted the importance of Space tourism as an overall catalyst for Space commerce.
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Island's space potential impresses expert

It's hoped a visit to the Isle of Man by senior executives from the international Space Foundation will provide a boost for the Manx government and businesses involved in the local industry.
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The Isle of Man is the location for the world's latest space hub. It's a tiny island with grand ambitions

The wind from the Irish Sea whips across the former airfield at Jurby on the north-western tip of the Isle of Man. It was from this bracing spot during the Second World War that the RAF flew missions to protect the cities of Liverpool and Belfast from the Luftwaffe bombs. The hangars still stand today, although the armed forces left nearly four decades ago.
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The UK plans to expand its share of the global space ­market from 6 per cent to 10 per cent by 2030, focusing on lucrative satellite technology. The UK Space Agency has been created under a coordinated space policy and the scope for an increase in the UK space sector is there.
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Isle of Man space industry named industry 'model'

The Isle of Man's space industry has been hailed as a "fascinating model" in recent market research.
The US report, which was commissioned by the Manx government, said that the island was "punching above its weight" in competitive terms.
It is thought that the global space industry is currently worth about $300bn a year.
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Sleepy Isle of Man moves into the space age
This outcrop in the Irish Sea is a magnet for entrepreneurs, an incubator for new enterprises of the most surprising sort.
In a nondescript building on a housing estate in Onchan a company called CVI made the laser optics with which Nasa's Phoenix Lander spotted snow on Mars last year. Another Manx company, Odyssey Moon, is competing to win the $30million (£18.4million) Google Lunar X prize by putting a robotic landing craft on the Moon. A third, Excalibur Almaz, is developing space tourism.

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