Government news, all in one place
Government news, all in one place
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Thursday, 16 September 2021
A UK satellite company will provide the first commercial link between Earth and the Moon....
Saturday, 31 July 2021
A UK-built satellite capable of being reprogrammed in space has successfully launched from French Guiana in South America.? ...
Thursday, 08 July 2021
New government funding will help leading UK space technology company Reaction Engines bring low-carbon space propulsion one step closer...
Friday, 02 July 2021
A new and upgraded parachute for the UK-built Rosalind Franklin Mars rover has successfully passed a series of high-altitude tests...
Wednesday, 30 June 2021
Government grants worth up to £15,000 each will help UK companies get their ideas for space-based technologies or research off the ground...
Thursday, 10 June 2021
British scientists will play a leading role in a new mission to study the geology and atmosphere of Venus, our neighbouring planet, helping determine ...
Wednesday, 09 June 2021
Dr Paul Bate will start as the new UK Space Agency CEO on 6 September 2021...
Wednesday, 02 June 2021
Today (Thursday 3rd June), hundreds of tiny worms are being flown to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of an experiment to understand more...
Friday, 28 May 2021
6 UK businesses have won a share of over £2 million in government funding to help shape options for the UK’s satellite navigation and timing capabilit...
Monday, 24 May 2021
A group of UK space tech companies are developing a new beam-hopping satellite that will allow satellites to switch which part of the world they cover...
Thursday, 20 May 2021
UK companies are developing new communication and navigation services needed for future missions to the Moon, thanks to funding from the UK Space Agen...
Wednesday, 19 May 2021
Findings from the latest ‘Size and Health of the UK Space Industry’ report reveal a growth in jobs and income...
Thursday, 01 April 2021
The government has invited the UK’s world-leading innovators to help design a new ‘space age’ hospital...
Wednesday, 24 March 2021
2 British space companies have successfully secured a total of £8.5 million to develop their world-leading small satellite launch technologies...
Monday, 22 March 2021
Five new projects have been awarded a share of over £1 million of government funding to work with international partners on innovative space technolog...
Friday, 12 March 2021
5 UK organisations have been awarded a total of £300,000 from the UK Space Agency to speed up the development of innovative space technology...
Tuesday, 23 February 2021
The UK and Australia have signed a new ‘Space Bridge’ partnership to increase knowledge exchange and investment across the two countries’ space sector...
Thursday, 18 February 2021
After a seven-month journey, NASA’s car-sized Mars Perseverance rover will make its final descent to the Red Planet to begin its search for traces of ...
Tuesday, 16 February 2021
Are you calm under pressure, fit and healthy, and looking for a new career? ESA is on the lookout for new astronauts to join its cohort of space explo...
Wednesday, 27 January 2021
Scientists in UK and Europe will benefit from faster transmissions of key data from space...
Thursday, 21 January 2021
The new interactive tool is set to become a main point of reference for the UK space sector, mapping the capabilities of over 900 organisations in the...
Monday, 18 January 2021
A government-backed app that aims to tackle loneliness has been adopted by Leeds City Council...
Wednesday, 06 January 2021
Space tech to make buildings more efficient, reduce ship carbon emissions and help preserve historical sites are among new projects receiving governme...
Friday, 18 December 2020
A new gold standard national rocket test facility will soon open its doors, Science Minister Amanda Solloway has announced today...
Wednesday, 16 December 2020
Design work will soon begin in the UK on the spacecraft for a new European Space Agency science mission, which will 3D-map a comet for the first time...
Thursday, 03 December 2020
Astronomers have taken a meteoric leap closer to discovering how our Solar System began, unveiling the most detailed atlas of the Milky Way in history...
Thursday, 26 November 2020
The two parachutes that will safely deliver the UK’s first ever Mars vehicle to the Red Planet have completed their first full-scale high altitude dro...
Wednesday, 18 November 2020
Government has backed the development of new ‘space hubs’ across England, as well as funding to support projects in Wales, Scotland and Northern Irela...
Tuesday, 17 November 2020
Vital technology for the first ever mission to remove a piece of debris from space is going to be built in the UK, the Science Minister has announced ...
Wednesday, 04 November 2020
The UK Space Agency has received a coveted award for commitment to finding innovative satellite solutions to global challenges...
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Ofsted Martyn Oliver's speech at Voice 21's Speaking Summit 2026
Natural England Spring awakens at Wealden Heaths National Nature Reserve
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero New radar systems to unlock offshore wind