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Lockheed Martin and Orbex to launch UK into new space age

Lockheed Martin and Orbex to launch UK into new space age

Monday, 16 July 2018

Lockheed Martin and Orbex are investing in space launch operations and bringing innovative new technology to Britain, Business Secretary Greg Clark an...

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GPS wristband for surfers among winning ideas from young space entrepreneurs

GPS wristband for surfers among winning ideas from young space entrepreneurs

Friday, 13 April 2018

The winners of the SatelLife competition, aged between 13 and 21, will go on to pitch their ideas to a panel of ‘dragons’ from the space sector....

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Funding to link space industry innovation and university research

Funding to link space industry innovation and university research

Tuesday, 10 April 2018

A group of UK universities has been awarded £4.8 million from Research England to enhance research and innovation in the UK space industry. ...

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New projects see UK space firms tackle global challenges

New projects see UK space firms tackle global challenges

Thursday, 08 February 2018

Improved disaster response in Commonwealth states and tropical disease control are among the goals of 10 new projects involving British space organisa...

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UK France space co operation at Sandhurst Summit

UK France space co operation at Sandhurst Summit

Thursday, 18 January 2018

The UK Space Agency and CNES signed a joint statement to step up co-operation in space, at the UK-France Summit in Sandhurst today (Thursday 18 Januar...

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New business incubators will help space industry grow

New business incubators will help space industry grow

Thursday, 07 December 2017

The UK Space Agency has announced £200,000 of funding for 4 new business incubators to boost the number of start-up companies in the space sector acro...

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Sentinel 5P successfully launched to monitor world’s pollution

Sentinel 5P successfully launched to monitor world’s pollution

Friday, 13 October 2017

A UK-built satellite which will be part of Europe’s world-leading environmental monitoring programme – Copernicus – has been successfully launched tod...

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Cassini: an incredible journey of exploration

Cassini: an incredible journey of exploration

Friday, 15 September 2017

After two decades in space, the remarkable journey of the Cassini spacecraft comes to a dramatic end on Friday 15 September....

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Status update for record breaking UK Algeria CubeSat mission AlSat Nano

Status update for record breaking UK Algeria CubeSat mission AlSat Nano

Monday, 24 July 2017

AlSat Nano has been successfully operating in orbit for over 9 months. As it approaches its one year milestone we provide a status update and a summar...

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Plato mission brings opportunities for UK space sector

Plato mission brings opportunities for UK space sector

Tuesday, 20 June 2017

A mission searching for habitable planets orbiting alien stars has been given the green light to move into the construction phase....

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Landmark for Centre for Earth Observation Instrumentation (CEOI)

Landmark for Centre for Earth Observation Instrumentation (CEOI)

Friday, 21 April 2017

The CEOI has reached its 10th anniversary, during which time it has funded more than 50 new technologies....

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UK Space Agency and CNES join forces to curb climate change

UK Space Agency and CNES join forces to curb climate change

Wednesday, 19 April 2017

UK and French space agencies have reached a ground-breaking new agreement to work together to tackle climate change....

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SatelLife competition winners announced

SatelLife competition winners announced

Friday, 24 March 2017

Twelve young space entrepreneurs have won a share of £50K for innovative ideas on how to use satellite data to improve life on Earth....

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Speech from Science Minister Jo Johnson at the ESA Ministerial

Speech from Science Minister Jo Johnson at the ESA Ministerial

Thursday, 01 December 2016

Opening statement from Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research & Innovation, Jo Johnson at the ESA Ministerial Council 2016....

UK and United Arab Emirates increase collaboration in space

UK and United Arab Emirates increase collaboration in space

Wednesday, 24 February 2016

The UK Space Agency and UAE Space Agency today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to create a strategic space partnership....

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Europe launches second Copernicus environmental satellite

Europe launches second Copernicus environmental satellite

Wednesday, 24 June 2015

Successful launch for Sentinel-2A ...

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Making the UK the place for space

Making the UK the place for space

Wednesday, 20 May 2015

UK Space Agency signs MOU with Ofcom and Government scraps Insurance Premium Tax for spacecraft operators....

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UK Space Agency’s second CubeSat mission is taking shape

UK Space Agency’s second CubeSat mission is taking shape

Thursday, 05 March 2015

The UK Space Agency’s next CubeSat mission, AlSat Nano, is starting to take shape, following the selection of the mission’s payloads....

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Boosting public services with satellites

Boosting public services with satellites

Friday, 16 January 2015

UK Space Agency brings satellite tools to Government departments....

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UK led Beagle 2 lander found on Mars

UK led Beagle 2 lander found on Mars

Friday, 16 January 2015

Beagle 2 successfully landed on Mars on 25th December 2003....

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UK space industry set to rocket with over £200 million of new investment for Europe’s space programme

UK space industry set to rocket with over £200 million of new investment for Europe’s space programme

Friday, 12 December 2014

The UK Space Agency is making an extra investment of over £200 million in Europe’s space programme....

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Send your computer code into space with astronaut Tim Peake

Send your computer code into space with astronaut Tim Peake

Wednesday, 10 December 2014

UK space organisations team up with Raspberry Pi to launch out of this world competition....

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UK Space Agency to invest up to £32 million in global space industry partnerships

UK Space Agency to invest up to £32 million in global space industry partnerships

Monday, 17 November 2014

The UK Space Agency is investing up to £32 million to open opportunities for the UK space sector to share expertise in real-world satellite technology...

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Minister completes ECSAT’s highest point

Minister completes ECSAT’s highest point

Wednesday, 05 November 2014

Minister for Universities, Science and Cities visits ESA's new ECSAT building to complete the topmost concrete slab....

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Report reveals continued growth of UK space sector

Report reveals continued growth of UK space sector

Thursday, 09 October 2014

The UK Space Agency has today (Thursday 9 October) published its biennial study into the progress of the UK space sector. ...

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Blue Peter viewers invited to design astronaut’s mission patch

Blue Peter viewers invited to design astronaut’s mission patch

Thursday, 04 September 2014

Blue Peter mission patch competition launched....

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Rosetta arrives at comet destination

Rosetta arrives at comet destination

Wednesday, 06 August 2014

Europe’s Rosetta has today become the first spacecraft to rendezvous with a comet, opening a new chapter in Solar System exploration....

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Government paves way for UK spaceport

Government paves way for UK spaceport

Tuesday, 15 July 2014

Government consults on essential criteria for location to launch commercial space flights from 2018....

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Successful launch for UK Space Agency’s first cubesat mission

Successful launch for UK Space Agency’s first cubesat mission

Wednesday, 09 July 2014

UKube-1, the UK Space Agency’s first cubesat mission, was successfully launched yesterday at 16:58 BST....

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The Great British Space Dinner

The Great British Space Dinner

Friday, 02 May 2014

UK students invited to design a meal fit for an astronaut....

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