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A major global space mission has launched today that will see a British-built science component land on the moon for the first time.
A UK scientist who established the Gravitational Wave Research Group at the University of Birmingham has been recognised in the New Year Honours for services to space, alongside leading figures from UK astronomy.
Two companies have secured over £6.7 million to develop their world-leading launch technologies in a sustainable way and help cement the UK’s position as Europe’s leading destination for commercial spaceflight activities.
Two space companies have been awarded major contracts to work on a UK-led climate satellite mission, during the COP28 climate conference in Dubai, UAE.
A UK team has been awarded more than £10 million to replace Russian components in the Rosalind Franklin Mars Rover.
UK Space Command and the UK Space Agency have announced the award of a contract to Spaceflux to build a new ground-based space camera-telescope system in Cyprus.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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