"Following the publication of a US study into birth defects, HFEA's scientific and clinical advances committee reviewed our guidance and advice about the risks of treatment, " he said.
The petition also calls on a study of the extent to which the recommendations of the Stewart Report Stewart Report and the planning guidance have been complied to.
Dr Baker is convinced all the expertise - in composite structures, guidance and avionics, propulsion, etc - exists in the UK to make it happen, but a study would have to prove the technical case and a viable business model.