Government news, all in one place
Government news, all in one place
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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...
Monday, 04 December 2023
Two space companies have been awarded major contracts to work on a UK-led climate satellite mission, during the COP28 climate conference in Dubai, UAE...
Wednesday, 22 November 2023
Space research, manufacturing and testing facilities across the UK will get a boost thanks to a new fund from the UK Space Agency....
Tuesday, 21 November 2023
The UK Space Agency has announced 23 ground-breaking projects that could boost UK leadership in new space technologies and applications around the wor...
Tuesday, 21 November 2023
The UK is aiming to join Portugal and Spain as a member of the Atlantic Constellation and is contributing a new pathfinder satellite designed and buil...
Wednesday, 08 November 2023
Satellite launch company RFA UK (Rocket Factory Ltd) has received £3.5 million to support its plans to launch from SaxaVord Spaceport in the Shetland ...
Tuesday, 07 November 2023
The UK Space Agency is funding research into refuelling an upcoming mission to remove space junk, which could help prolong the life of satellites and ...
Tuesday, 24 October 2023
Astronauts from the United Kingdom could fly to space on a future Axiom Space mission, thanks to a new agreement signed between the UK Space Agency an...
Sunday, 22 October 2023
The UK Space Agency’s Space for Everyone tour reached more than 160,000 young people on its 5-month journey around the UK. ...
Tuesday, 17 October 2023
The UK Space Agency has launched a new programme to help businesses unlock the benefits of satellite data and services....
Tuesday, 10 October 2023
UK funding for scientists working on a mission to map the Galaxy has helped advance the frontiers of human knowledge, according to a new report, publi...
Thursday, 05 October 2023
The UK will play a crucial role in a landmark mission to trace patterns in the light from space, looking back almost to the Big Bang....