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British satellites will be better protected through a £20m boost to predict severe space weather events.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) seeks to exploit the full potential of Space for UK Defence and Security. We’re looking forward to attending the UK Space Conference in Wales from 24-26 September 2019 and…
The Mission and Agile Nanosatellite for Terrestrial Imagery Services (MANTIS) satellite, which received funding today will help energy and mining businesses identify new resources.
Plan sets out how the area will maximise the economic opportunities of the Oxford-Cambridge Arc
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Science Minister Chris Skidmore makes a speech about the strength of the UK space industry, 50 years on from the launch of the Apollo 11 mission.
The UK’s capabilities were boosted today with 10 projects receiving a share of £2m to develop technologies that could transform weather forecasting and the study of climate change.
The UK and US space agencies have signed a statement of intent, which paves the way for UK commercial satellite communication and navigation services to be used by future NASA missions to the Moon.
The International Charter: Space and Major Disasters (“the Charter”) is a global agreement which aims to provide a unified system of space data acquisition and delivery to those affected by natural or man-made disasters.
UK will play a leading role in the new space age, with new support for domestic satellite launch capability, space weather forecasting, and a National Space Council.
Innovative ideas from crime-fighting drones to tracking down trolleys are among the winners of the UK Space Agency’s SatelLife competition for young people.
Building on a global reputation for expertise in satellite technology, the UK Space Agency will tackle certain environmental isuues with space-based solutions.
Collaboration between the UK and France has developed a sophisticated forecasting instrument that will set new standards of accuracy in short term weather prediction
The Business Secretary, Greg Clark, has appointed Dr Sally Howes, OBE as the new chair of the UK Space Agency Steering Board.
PLATO is an ESA medium class science mission to detect rocky Earth-like planets orbiting bright nearby Sun-like stars in the ‘habitable zone’, where liquid water could exist on the planet surface.
Investments in space programmes bring significant benefits for society, a new report shows.
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.
LPF was an ESA mission launched in 2015 to demonstrate the ultra-high precision technology needed for a future space-based gravitational wave observatory, LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna). LPF also carried a payload…
One of the most challenging space missions ever undertaken, this spacecraft studied a comet at close quarters.
Measuring the shape and thickness of Arctic and Antarctic ice, the mission tells scientists how melting Polar ice affects sea level rise.
The mission makes global observations of the Earth's surface soil water content and the salt in the oceans.
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