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Realising the critical role of mobile satellite in the creation of inclusive digital economies.
Harnessing satellite services to improve Kenyan capacity for disaster prevention, response and recovery
The UK Space Agency’s next CubeSat mission, AlSat Nano, is starting to take shape, following the selection of the mission’s payloads.
Aiming to support planetary exploration science to enhance the UK’s capabilities and cross-disciplinary approach.
New recruits with skills in AI and machine learning are in high demand to harness the benefits of emerging technologies in the UK space sector.
The UK Space Agency has welcomed news that the British rocket company Orbex has unveiled the first full-scale prototype of its Prime orbital space rocket.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Sets out how the government plans to regulate launch-to-orbit and sub-orbital spaceflight activities from UK spaceports.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
The UK Space Agency announces an opportunity of a two-stage competition for ideas for experiments for development and flight on the International Space Station.
Establishing orbital launch capabilities in the UK is bringing investment and jobs into Cornwall and other communities across the UK.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
A proposed spaceport in Sutherland, Scotland gets £2.5million UK Space Agency funding
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.
The UK Space Conference 2023 is taking place from 21 - 23 November, at the ICC in Belfast.
A report on the Agency's spend.
Improved severe weather resilience for Mongolian herding communities using satellite Earth observation derived environmental services
The world’s first astronaut with a disability, former UK Paralympian John McFall, has arrived in Germany to begin feasibility studies at the European Astronaut Centre.
Virgin Orbit UK Limited will use the investment to develop advanced equipment and operational capabilities
Virgin Orbit’s carrier aircraft, ground support equipment, and rocket are set to arrive in Cornwall this week ahead of the first satellite launch from the UK.
The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission is a step closer to launch as a UK built device is delivered to Thales Alenia Space in France.
This new policy sets out the Government’s vision to capture a greater share of the world’s thriving space market.
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