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UK-built spacecraft captures closest ever images of the Sun
The closest images ever taken of the Sun, captured by the UK-built Solar Orbiter spacecraft, have been released today (Thursday 16 July).
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Young people tackle Earth's problems from space
Some of the UK’s best and brightest young minds have been awarded for their imaginative ideas to combat global and local problems using space.
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UK at the forefront of space exploration with biomining experiment
UK scientists are experimenting in space to investigate the effects of microbes on asteroidal material in space under microgravity conditions.
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Space Agency backs space-enabled drones to deliver Covid-19 testing kits
Drones delivering COVID-19 test kits and technology using space data to support vulnerable people are among the projects backed by new UK Space Agency funding.
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UK Space Agency, European Space Agency and DCMS open call for proposals on 5G and space
Call for Proposals invites companies to submit their ideas for deploying and demonstrating sustainable downstream services addressing UK Government’s priorities in the Logistics sector.
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Up to £75,000 available for UK space technology projects
Government grants worth up to £75,000 are available to the UK space sector to develop new commercial technologies and bring them closer to market.
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