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UK builds leadership in space debris removal and in-orbit manufacturing with national mission and funding boost

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Two UK-based companies are designing missions to clear hazardous space junk alongside the launch of a new programme to back cutting-edge space technology.

ClearSpace capture of target animation

Space Accelerator catalyses multi-million pound investment

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Space start-ups generated almost £9 million in investment and created 80 new jobs after taking part in a UK Space Agency-backed business support programme.

Space Accelerator impact report. Credit: Entrepreneurial Spark

Teenager wins out of this world competition for satellite ideas

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A teenager from Derby has won a competition run by the UK Space Agency calling for innovative ideas on how satellites can improve life on Earth.

SatelLife Competition winners: Awais Ali, Fiona Poda, Mohammed Siddiqui, with Adam Brocklehurst from K2 IP

Glasgow students win £600,000 climate satellite design competition

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A team from the University of Glasgow has won a government-run competition to develop a climate change satellite for launch from the UK.

Members of the OirthirSAT team, from the University of Glasgow, with European Space Agency astronaut Matthias Maurer at the Farnborough International Airshow

Countdown to launch: British-built satellite completes line-up for first launch from Spaceport Cornwall

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A research satellite from RHEA Group, built by Open Cosmos, completes the line-up of satellites set to launch from Spaceport Cornwall this year.

Small satellite under construction

Virgin Orbit mission success brings UK launch another step closer

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Virgin Orbit’s next satellite launch will take place from the UK, following the success of the “Straight Up” mission.

The "Straight Up" mission launching into the night sky from Mojave

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