"Space industries already support 95,000 full-time jobs and generate £9.1bn for the economy each year, and our response to the Growth Action Plan shows our commitment to secure its future growth and realise ambitions to develop a viable UK spaceport for commercial space flight," he explained.
Last month, Mars One secured its first commitments from outside investors, and those funds will be used to finance the first conceptual design studies for the various hardware components, including the spacecraft and lander, life support systems, supply vehicles and communications systems.
Unlike a corporate venture unit that's trying to satisfy one company, Engage has instead secured its capital commitments from 10 Fortune 1000 companies that are, frankly, all over the map, and include AT&T, Chick-fil-A, Cox Enterprises, Delta Air Lines, Georgia-Pacific, Georgia Power Foundation, Intercontinental Exchange, Invesco, The Home Depot and UPS.
Jan Dawson: [At WWDC] Apple reiterated its commitment to securing its users' data and protecting them from intrusions from both malicious actors and over-zealous marketers.
Then Michel, a German Jew who also lives in New York, approached the German government and after eighteen months of negotiation secured its seventeen-million-dollar commitment for the project.
Look at its 20 sustainability goals for 2020 and you'll see a commitment to securing its supply chain against water vulnerability.
The KTAs tried to work in partnership with staff, maintaining good relationships with them, to secure commitment and loyalty to the project.
It is far reaching in its commitment to secure full civil and human rights for the community.
The US state department has made strong representations to China to secure the commitment to shut down its local trade.
At the same time, UNICEF ramps up its advocacy efforts in order to secure government commitment and support for quality basic education.
