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First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
A UK-built satellite capable of being reprogrammed in space has successfully launched from French Guiana in South America.
Legislation provides framework enabling the UK to be the first European country to launch spacecraft and satellites from home soil.
New government funding will help leading UK space technology company Reaction Engines bring low-carbon space propulsion one step closer
A new and upgraded parachute for the UK-built Rosalind Franklin Mars rover has successfully passed a series of high-altitude tests
Government grants worth up to £15,000 each will help UK companies get their ideas for space-based technologies or research off the ground
Announcement of the release of the response to consultation on environmental objectives and guidance for regulators when exercising its spaceflight functions.
British scientists will play a leading role in a new mission to study the geology and atmosphere of Venus, our neighbouring planet, helping determine whether it was once habitable – and why Earth became the only known planet…
Dr Paul Bate will start as the new UK Space Agency CEO on 6 September 2021
Next generation of space scientists inspired to create nanosatellite designs to support the UK's ambitious decarbonisation targets.
Today (Thursday 3rd June), hundreds of tiny worms are being flown to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of an experiment to understand more about human muscle loss and how to prevent it.
6 UK businesses have won a share of over £2 million in government funding to help shape options for the UK’s satellite navigation and timing capability, to protect UK Critical National Infrastructure.
A group of UK space tech companies are developing a new beam-hopping satellite that will allow satellites to switch which part of the world they cover
Satellites and rockets could launch from UK soil in 2022, with spaceports planned for Cornwall, Wales and Scotland.
UK companies are developing new communication and navigation services needed for future missions to the Moon, thanks to funding from the UK Space Agency
Findings from the latest ‘Size and Health of the UK Space Industry’ report reveal a growth in jobs and income
The Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring (FORUM) mission will improve climate models and, therefore, climate prediction.
The government has invited the UK’s world-leading innovators to help design a new ‘space age’ hospital
2 British space companies have successfully secured a total of £8.5 million to develop their world-leading small satellite launch technologies
Five new projects have been awarded a share of over £1 million of government funding to work with international partners on innovative space technology
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