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Virgin Orbit UK Limited will use the investment to develop advanced equipment and operational capabilities
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
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.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
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.
Lockheed Martin and Orbex are investing in space launch operations and bringing innovative new technology to Britain, Business Secretary Greg Clark announced today (Monday 16 July) during the Farnborough International Airsho…
Improved disaster response in Commonwealth states and tropical disease control are among the goals of 10 new projects involving British space organisations, Science Minister Sam Gyimah announced today.
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 January).
The NREP (NanoRacks External Platform) allows customers to undertake various experiments from the International Space Station.
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 across the UK.
FireSat – A Space Segment to compliment the Advanced Fire Information System.
New legal powers could send British scientists into space to conduct zero-gravity medical experiments.
Using a satellite solution to improve maternal healthcare in Nigeria.
The collaborative development of instrumentation for the next generation of weather forecasting and disaster management satellites.
A vital link between critical satellite imaging information and ‘in the field’ emergency responders.
A telecommunications service that can be offered via a constellation of low-cost cubesat satellites.
Avanti Communications working with the South African Space Agency to deliver a crucial air navigation project in Africa.
Equipping schools in rural and underserved areas of Tanzania with ICT infrastructure.
Encouraging the uptake of Earth Observation (EO) applications by the Catchment Sensitive Farming (CSF) community.
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