Coincidence NASA launch Ascension island has NASA tracking station also UK Royal Air Force base and BBC I can't find any recent news though.
This sounds like Maxwell's Terramar only UK government on Ascension Island ?
https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/2022/10/26/british-research-ship-to-conduct-underwater-survey-in-south-atlantic-ocean/
A British research ship is set to begin a nearly 14,500-kilometre expedition to the South Atlantic Ocean on Thursday to survey previously unexplored depths and search for unknown species.
The Royal Research Ship (RRS) Discovery is set to sail from Southampton, Hampshire, for the six-week voyage to the remote British Overseas Territories of Ascension Island and St Helena.
The ship is undertaking the project as part of the UK government’s Blue Belt Programme — an international maritime conservation project.
Scientists on board the Discovery will use underwater cameras to explore hydrothermal vents on the 4,000-metre-deep seabed.