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TRAVEL

Air traffic fault at Prestwick delays Scotland flights

The UK’s air traffic control provider said the Prestwick fault had nothing to do with the failure on 8 September, which a preliminary report traced to a software defect.

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The air traffic control tower at Glasgow Prestwick Airport in Scotland, seen across open grassland under a cloudy sky.
SCIENCE & TECH

UK to waive liability for some space missions until 2030

The Government Actuary’s Department said it had assessed the cost to taxpayers of insurance and liability reforms accompanying the new UK Space Strategy.

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An illustration of an in-orbit servicing spacecraft above Earth