Government news, all in one place
Government news, all in one place
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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...
Tuesday, 03 November 2020
Airbus has been awarded a new landmark climate change space contract ...
Thursday, 22 October 2020
UK strengthens position as European small satellite launch destination of choice...
Saturday, 17 October 2020
The UK Space Agency has today backed a healthcare drone start-up founded by NHS staff, to help in the response to COVID-19...
Tuesday, 13 October 2020
The UK Space Agency, NASA and other partners have signed a historic agreement on principles for space ahead of a future mission to the Moon...
Sunday, 04 October 2020
A UK space company has launched a service to deliver the first real-time events photography – removing the waiting time for images after a sporting ev...
Wednesday, 19 August 2020
Government backs new pioneering space projects that will apply UK expertise to tackling development problems across the globe....
Monday, 13 July 2020
UK scientists are experimenting in space to investigate the effects of microbes on asteroidal material in space under microgravity conditions....
Wednesday, 17 June 2020
The UK and US governments have signed a new agreement paving the way for US companies to operate from UK spaceports and export space launch technology...
Tuesday, 16 June 2020
The public sector can access new satellite images of the UK to help issues such as town planning and flood mapping. ...
Monday, 15 June 2020
The UK Space Agency is partnering with The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) in the launch of a new STEM initiative, Space Rocket Challenges. ...
Friday, 05 June 2020
Glasgow-based AAC Clyde Space will manufacture a new solar panel for space vehicles launched from UK vertical spaceports. ...
Friday, 15 May 2020
Salad seeds sent to space on the International Space Station (ISS) grow only slightly slower when back on Earth, giving hope for the future of growing...
Wednesday, 04 March 2020
Today marks 50 years since the Black Arrow rocket conducted its first successful flight, launching the UK into the space age. ...
Monday, 10 February 2020
The UK-built Solar Orbiter spacecraft successfully launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida shortly after 4am today (Monday, 10 February). ...
Tuesday, 05 November 2019
Virgin Orbit UK Limited will use the investment to develop advanced equipment and operational capabilities...
Sunday, 03 November 2019
Pacific island countries vulnerable to climate change will benefit from space technology to help them plan for and prevent natural disasters, thanks t...
Wednesday, 11 September 2019
The Mission and Agile Nanosatellite for Terrestrial Imagery Services (MANTIS) satellite, which received funding today will help energy and mining busi...
Tuesday, 16 July 2019
The UK’s capabilities were boosted today with 10 projects receiving a share of £2m to develop technologies that could transform weather forecasting an...
Tuesday, 16 July 2019
The UK and US space agencies have signed a statement of intent, which paves the way for UK commercial satellite communication and navigation services ...
Thursday, 23 May 2019
Innovative ideas from crime-fighting drones to tracking down trolleys are among the winners of the UK Space Agency’s SatelLife competition for young p...
Thursday, 25 April 2019
Collaboration between the UK and France has developed a sophisticated forecasting instrument that will set new standards of accuracy in short term wea...
Friday, 22 March 2019
Investments in space programmes bring significant benefits for society, a new report shows. ...
Thursday, 28 February 2019
A space control centre in the UK has been used to test-drive a prototype Mars rover thousands of miles away in Chile’s Atacama desert....
Friday, 09 November 2018
Due to land in 2021, the ExoMars rover will be the first of its kind to travel across the Martian surface and drill down to determine if evidence of l...