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  • Government paves way for UK spaceport

    Government consults on essential criteria for location to launch commercial space flights from 2018.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Successful launch for UK Space Agency’s first cubesat mission

    UKube-1, the UK Space Agency’s first cubesat mission, was successfully launched yesterday at 16:58 BST.

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  • The European geostationary navigation overlay service (EGNOS)

    Europe’s first foray into the field of global navigation satellite systems (GNSS).

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  • The Great British Space Dinner

    UK students invited to design a meal fit for an astronaut.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Shaping the future of the UK space sector

    Government response to the space growth action plan and launch of the national space security policy.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • The SABRE engine and new launch technologies

    SABRE is a rocket engine designed to power aircraft directly into space to allow reliable, responsive and cost effective space access.

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  • Solar heliospheric observatory (SOHO)

    A space-based observatory that has been viewing and investigating the Sun from its deep core through to its outer atmosphere - the corona.

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  • Europe lofts first Copernicus environmental satellite

    The ability of European citizens, policymakers and service providers to access key environmental data on a routine basis will take a major step forward following the launch last night (03 April 2014) of the Sentinel-1A satel…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Airbus Defence and Space opens state-of-the-art Mars Yard

    The new state-of-the-art extended Mars Yard in Stevenage will be the test area for Europe's Exomars rover

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • British astronaut needs your help

    Tim Peake needs help to name his inspirational 6 month mission to the International Space Station.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • £300 million investment to support growth and jobs in UK science

    Cutting-edge science projects will benefit from a £300 million boost as part the government’s long term economic plan.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Surveying storm damage from space: UK satellite provides images of Somerset floods

    Satellite images taken by the UK’s disaster monitoring satellite, UK-DMC2, are assisting UK agencies in their response to the severe flooding caused by recent storms.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • £15 million investment seals UK/ France space collaboration

    New agreement will see more joint working, including £15 million investment identified for instruments for weather satellites and a UK contribution to a global survey of Earth’s fresh water.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Tim Peake to be first British astronaut in space for more than 20 years

    Former Apache helicopter pilot Tim Peake is to become the first British astronaut to visit the International Space Station.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New chief executive of the UK Space Agency appointed

    Dr. David Parker has been appointed as the next Chief Executive of the UK Space Agency. He has been acting Chief Executive of the agency since…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government