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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 UK Government will invest £30 million to secure the UK’s leading role in developing a space telescope to explore exoplanets.

Gaia’s latest major data release reveals new detail on nearly 2 billion stars, providing largest ever catalogue of information on stars in our galaxy.

Comet chaser mission moves from blueprint to reality
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A new European Space Agency science mission, proposed by the UK, to 3D-map a comet for the first time has reached a major milestone.

Dstl’s miniaturised space weather instrumentation suite will be aboard Virgin Orbit which is aiming to launch from Spaceport Cornwall later in 2022.

A 12-year-old from Hampshire has been named the winner of Blue Peter’s Awesome Orbit competition to design an emblem that will go on one of the first satellites to launch from the UK this summer.

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