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A raft of measures worth hundreds of millions from compute to quantum and life sciences research to pro-innovation regulation were announced in the Autumn Statement yesterday (Wednesday 22 November).
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
A UK team has been awarded more than £10 million to replace Russian components in the Rosalind Franklin Mars Rover.
Space research, manufacturing and testing facilities across the UK will get a boost thanks to a new fund from the UK Space Agency.
The UK Space Agency has announced 23 ground-breaking projects that could boost UK leadership in new space technologies and applications around the world.
The UK is aiming to join Portugal and Spain as a member of the Atlantic Constellation and is contributing a new pathfinder satellite designed and built by a UK-based company adding to the innovative Earth and coastal monitor…
Satellite launch company RFA UK (Rocket Factory Ltd) has received £3.5 million to support its plans to launch from SaxaVord Spaceport in the Shetland Islands.
The UK Space Agency is funding research into refuelling an upcoming mission to remove space junk, which could help prolong the life of satellites and prevent adding more debris to the space environment.
Astronauts from the United Kingdom could fly to space on a future Axiom Space mission, thanks to a new agreement signed between the UK Space Agency and the Houston-based space company.
The UK Space Agency’s Space for Everyone tour reached more than 160,000 young people on its 5-month journey around the UK.
UK involvement in the mission to make detailed observations of the giant gaseous planet Jupiter and three of its largest moons: Ganymede, Callisto and Europa.
Advice from Council for Science and Technology (CST) on the prioritisation of investment in the capabilities laid out in the National Space Strategy is published.
New Position, Navigation and Timing (PNT) measures set out, which include a crisis plan in the event current PNT services are unavailable.
The UK Space Agency has launched a new programme to help businesses unlock the benefits of satellite data and services.
UK funding for scientists working on a mission to map the Galaxy has helped advance the frontiers of human knowledge, according to a new report, published today alongside the latest Gaia data release.
The UK will play a crucial role in a landmark mission to trace patterns in the light from space, looking back almost to the Big Bang.
Looking for evidence of gravitational waves in the Cosmic Microwave Background, to shed light on the first moments after the Big Bang. Launch is expected before 2030 and the mission will be 3 years long.
A new strategy for getting a bigger return on the UK’s membership of CERN launched as the Science and Tech Secretary visits the North West to open a next-generation quantum computing centre.
The UK Space Agency has announced up to £65 million of funding for ground-breaking innovations that could boost UK leadership in space technologies and applications.
New proposals for deciding liability limits for satellite operators, in the event of an incident in space and how operators are insured, have been set out.
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.
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