Eight airports under consideration to becomes the first British spaceport

(Photo Credit: UK Space Agency)

The U.K. has taken a massive step towards establishing itself as a leader in the rapidly-expanding space industry by unveiling eight locations throughout England, Wales and Scotland that could host the nation’s first spaceport. Britain aims to become Europe’s leading space nation, and the government’s ambition to create a world-class U.K. spaceport by 2018 is bringing the country one step closer to it’s goal.

UK spaceport planned for 2018

(British astronaut, Tim Peake, who will travel to the International Space Station in 2015 – Photo Credit: ESA/Alex Rumford)

A spaceport in the United Kingdom could be possible within the next five years.