Brexit putting UK-led space missions 'in jeopardy'

The UK's ability to lead space missions in future is in jeopardy because of Brexit, leading space scientists have told peers.At present the UK is a European leader in space science research and development, the scientists said.Professor John Zarnecki, president of the Royal Astronomical Society and emeritus professor of space science at the Open University, said: "In the UK, we have been incredibly successful in exploiting these opportunities - whether it's landing on a comet, as in Rosetta... t