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The UK and Florida have joined forces to help space companies and researchers turn innovative ideas into commercial reality, following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the UK Government and Space Florida …
British businesses, universities and researchers will receive access to more than £62 million in government funding to develop homegrown space technologies, boosting the UK’s national resilience and helping protect its indep…
UK involvement in the SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) mission.
This report was issued in June 2026 and covers the time period 1 May 2026 to 31 May 2026 inclusive.
First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government
UK Space Minister unveils more than £19 million at London Tech Week to support British companies developing next-generation space technologies.
Thirteen commemorative red plaques to be unveiled at locations across the UK to celebrate Beagle 2 — the first British and European spacecraft to successfully land on another planet.
UK astronaut John McFall could become the first person with a physical disability to live in orbit, thanks to an agreement signed between the UK government and US commercial space company Vast.
A demonstration of laser technology has paved the way for a transformational leap in faster and more secure communications for the UK’s armed forces.
UK scientists and companies are at the heart of a pioneering mission, launched into orbit today, that will transform our understanding of how Earth is protected from the Sun.
This report was issued in May 2026 and covers the time period 1 April 2026 to 30 April 2026 inclusive.
This report was issued in April 2026 and covers the time period 1 March 2026 to 31 March 2026 inclusive.
British scientists have launched a crew of microscopic worms to the International Space Station in a pioneering experiment that could help unlock the secrets of long-duration space travel - and support ambitions to reach the…
Three new satellites built in Scotland launched aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-16 mission, marking a significant step forward for UK leadership in laser communications, spacecraft manufacturing, and the operation of satellite c…
This report was issued in March 2026 and covers the time period 1 February 2026 to 28 February 2026 inclusive.
UK businesses can today apply for a share of up to £14.7 million in funding from the UK Space Agency, unlocking new opportunities to develop cutting-edge space technologies and strengthen the UK’s industrial capability.
A landmark agreement between the UK Space Agency and State Space Agency of Ukraine (SSAU) will open a new chapter in civil and commercial space cooperation between the two countries.
The UK’s first National Microgravity Research Centre has been completed at Swansea University, marking the successful delivery of a £13 million project part-funded by the UK Space Agency.
UK Space Agency, MHRA, RIO and CAA set out support for in-orbit manufacturing of pharmaceuticals
Patients could benefit from more effective, higher quality and longer lasting medicines as the UK sets out a clearer route to bring drugs manufactured in space safely to market.
A bolder approach to space strategy will see £500 million allocated to national programmes to back high-growth technologies and help British companies scale and compete on the international stage.
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