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Tuesday, 15 October 2024
Goonhilly will provide deep space communications services to the UK Space Agency and international partners from Cornwall, under a new contract. ...
Thursday, 26 September 2024
Space professionals from organisations across the UK will descend on Manchester in July 2025 for the UK Space Conference....
Wednesday, 11 September 2024
The UK Space Agency is supporting Scotland's largest commercial space conference, which opened today (Wednesday 11 September) in Glasgow. ...
Friday, 06 September 2024
Leading space experts from around the world gathered at the Royal Institution today to discuss the future of microgravity research and human presence ...
Thursday, 05 September 2024
Science Secretary Peter Kyle welcomed the launch of the Sentinel-2C satellite, which lifted off successfully this morning (Thursday 5 September) at 2:...
Thursday, 29 August 2024
John McFall, a member of the ESA astronaut reserve, took part in the Paralympics opening ceremony in Paris yesterday evening....
Thursday, 22 August 2024
Ten projects have been awarded £2.5 million as part of the UK Space Agency’s Unlocking Space for Business programme....
Tuesday, 23 July 2024
UK finalists awarded funding through the joint UK-Canada £1.2 million Aqualunar Challenge to develop new lunar water purifying technologies....
Monday, 22 July 2024
A plan to build on the success of the European Centre for Space Applications and Telecommunications (ECSAT), which employs more than 100 people in Har...
Monday, 22 July 2024
More than 20 national space projects have been announced today by DSIT Secretary of State Peter Kyle, on the opening day of the Farnborough Internatio...
Thursday, 23 May 2024
A ‘treasure trove’ of data, including papers authored by UK scientists, has been released from the Euclid space telescope, alongside the largest image...
Wednesday, 22 May 2024
Space Minister Andrew Griffith was in Brussels today (22 May 2024), where he witnessed the signing of a major industrial contract that will see Airbus...
Monday, 13 May 2024
The UK Space Agency has announced its largest investment into an early-stage technology programme to enhance the UK’s Earth observation technologies, ...
Thursday, 09 May 2024
The UK Space Agency will fund 15 projects across the UK designed to engage and inspire the next generation into STEM careers....
Tuesday, 07 May 2024
£1.8 million from the UK Space Agency will boost British organisations with promising technologies to support space capabilities....
Sunday, 21 April 2024
UK astronaut Dr Rosemary Coogan says she is proud to be a step closer to space after a graduation ceremony today (22 April 2024) following her Europea...
Tuesday, 09 April 2024
The UK Space Agency and Canadian Space Agency have signed an enhanced MoU to further areas of cooperation and information sharing on space....
Sunday, 07 April 2024
Eleven projects that showcase the best of UK space expertise on the international stage have secured a funding boost from the UK Space Agency. ...
Wednesday, 27 March 2024
Up to £60 million is available for innovations that will help boost the UK’s satellite communications sector, following the record number of global sa...
Monday, 25 March 2024
The UK Space Agency is opening new headquarters at the Harwell Science Campus’ Space Cluster in Oxfordshire, and offices in Scotland, Wales and the Mi...
Thursday, 07 March 2024
6 projects across the UK’s growing space sector have been announced today at Space-Comm Expo, following publication of the government’s Space Industri...
Monday, 26 February 2024
The UK Space Agency has announced a £10 million funding competition that will help UK companies put their technologies at the forefront of a new gener...
Tuesday, 20 February 2024
Up to £15 million commercial funding could be made available for British science and technology to fly to space, should the proposed mission with Axio...
Friday, 16 February 2024
Images from space showing the European Remote Sensing Satellite (ERS-2) as it makes its return to Earth, have been released today by the UK Space Agen...
Wednesday, 14 February 2024
UK scientists and engineers will play a role in major global missions to the Moon, Mars and Venus, thanks to new funding from the UK Space Agency for ...
Friday, 09 February 2024
The UK Space Agency has announced funding for work which aims to prolong the life of satellites, as part of efforts to ensure space remains sustainabl...
Friday, 02 February 2024
The first European space mission designed to monitor carbon fluxes on Earth by precisely measuring carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has completed asse...
Wednesday, 17 January 2024
The joint UK-Canada £1.2 million Aqualunar Challenge is launching to support development of water-purifying technologies for the Moon....
Thursday, 04 January 2024
A UK scientist who established the Gravitational Wave Research Group at the University of Birmingham has been recognised in the New Year Honours for s...
Wednesday, 13 December 2023
Two companies have secured over £6.7 million to develop their world-leading launch technologies in a sustainable way and help cement the UK’s position...
Environment Agency New plans for Guildford flood defence scheme to go on show
Department of Health and Social Care Healthcare innovator appointed to Health Data Research Service
HM Treasury Chancellor appoints Business Adviser
Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain Pushed past the limits
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office WTO General Council December 2025: UK Statement
Department for Transport New chairs of Network Rail and DFTO named
Home Office New rules on police requesting counselling notes come into force
Disclosure and Barring Service DBS launches new Customer Satisfaction Survey to improve services