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Government unveils new plans to strengthen the UK as a world class space nation.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Statement by UK Ambassador Aidan Liddle to the UN First Committee meeting on Disarmament
First published during the 2022 Truss Conservative government
An ambitious Defence Science & Technology agenda, backed by £2 billion of investment, including an exciting new satellite launch, has been commissioned today.
Scientists will use the International Space Station to carry out experiments seeking to improve understanding of currently incurable child brain tumours and the muscle ageing process, thanks to UK Space Agency funding.
The UK is playing an important role in NASA's Artemis programme to return humans to the Moon and beyond.
15 tech firms selected to pitch to military leaders for share of £800,000 to develop space innovation
As part of the Combined Space Operations Initiative (CSpO), the UK has published a vision affirming a commitment to lead as responsible actors in space.
Science Minister Nusrat Ghani has unveiled a new £15 million fund for UK businesses to revolutionise satellite communications technology.
Hundreds of thousands of people struggling with debt problems will be supported through a new debt respite scheme that launched today (4 May 2021).
The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) have awarded a £9.5 million contract to In-Space Missions Ltd for the build of the Titania satellite, which will undertake vital research on the next-generation of communications technology.
Delivered by Andrew Ratcliffe, Chief Engineer at the UK Space Agency and Head of Delegation to the STSC, at the United Nations in Vienna, February 2022.
As one of our leading experts, Junayd pushes the boundaries of space technology. He even helped the UK government operate its first satellite in over 17 years.
The Defence Secretary Presented a keynote speech at the Air and Space Power Conference 2020 where he announced the £65 million contract for the Protector aircraft.
Delivered by a member of the UK Delegation to the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS 65) in June 2022.
Over the next year, DASA will release a series of challenge “drops” to find and fund solutions to major space hurdles, with up to £2m in funding available
European Space Agency (ESA) reserve astronaut, Meganne Christian, has joined the UK Space Agency in a new role that will support the thriving UK space sector.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace talks about transforming in the new Space Age.
UK government statement on agenda item 8, of the 61st Legal Sub-committee of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) at the United Nations.
Five innovative organisations have won a share of £1 million to develop technologies that enhance the UK’s ability to safely operate in space.
Chief of the Air Staff Sir Mike Wigston speech at the Defence Space Strategy launch
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