[F1SCHEDULE 5E+WSectoral Exceptions

7.(1) A person who is—E+W

(a)carrying out a critical function at a space site,

(b)a spacecraft controller responsible for command and control of a launch vehicle or spacecraft for nominal operations, collision avoidance or anomalies, or

(c)employed by, or contracted to provide services to, a person who operates or maintains space situational awareness capabilities,

where the person has travelled to the United Kingdom in the course of the work.

(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)—

(a)“space site” has the meaning given in paragraph 5(3) of Schedule 4 to the Space Industry Act 2018;

(b)“space situational awareness capabilities” means the sensors, systems and analytical services needed to provide time-sensitive warnings of space weather events, orbital collisions, orbital fragmentations or the re-entry of man-made objects from orbit;

(c)“spacecraft” has the meaning given in section 2(6) of the Space Industry Act 2018;

(d)“spacecraft controller” means a person competent, authorised and responsible for maintaining the safe and secure operation of spacecraft through monitoring the status of a spacecraft, issuing manoeuvre commands or controlling other aspects of the spacecraft that influence its behaviour including its motion in space.]