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5 UK organisations have been awarded a total of £300,000 from the UK Space Agency to speed up the development of innovative space technology
Economic measures have been outlined to support the UK's innovative space sector.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
The UK and Australia have signed a new ‘Space Bridge’ partnership to increase knowledge exchange and investment across the two countries’ space sectors.
After a seven-month journey, NASA’s car-sized Mars Perseverance rover will make its final descent to the Red Planet to begin its search for traces of life.
Are you calm under pressure, fit and healthy, and looking for a new career? ESA is on the lookout for new astronauts to join its cohort of space explorers.
Scientists in UK and Europe will benefit from faster transmissions of key data from space
The new interactive tool is set to become a main point of reference for the UK space sector, mapping the capabilities of over 900 organisations in the industry
A government-backed app that aims to tackle loneliness has been adopted by Leeds City Council
Space tech to make buildings more efficient, reduce ship carbon emissions and help preserve historical sites are among new projects receiving government funding
A new gold standard national rocket test facility will soon open its doors, Science Minister Amanda Solloway has announced today
Design work will soon begin in the UK on the spacecraft for a new European Space Agency science mission, which will 3D-map a comet for the first time
The cash injection is going to high-risk, high-reward projects that support companies and universities with radical ideas
Astronomers have taken a meteoric leap closer to discovering how our Solar System began, unveiling the most detailed atlas of the Milky Way in history
The two parachutes that will safely deliver the UK’s first ever Mars vehicle to the Red Planet have completed their first full-scale high altitude drop test
Acquisition of global satellite communications company, OneWeb, completes today, following successful government bid in July 2020.
Scottish Secretary confirms £103 million UK Government investment for the region.
Government has backed the development of new ‘space hubs’ across England, as well as funding to support projects in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Vital technology for the first ever mission to remove a piece of debris from space is going to be built in the UK, the Science Minister has announced today
The UK Space Agency has received a coveted award for commitment to finding innovative satellite solutions to global challenges
Airbus has been awarded a new landmark climate change space contract
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