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We support the government to boost UK prosperity, understand the Universe, and protect our planet and outer space. UK Space Agency is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology .
The UK has met with allies as part the Combined Space Operations Initiative (CSpO), a ten-nation space coalition spanning four continents, to discuss the security of space.
Dstl provides the UK with advanced space science, technology, services and advice to monitor, protect and defend our interests in and through space.
These include lesson plans for teachers, other resources for the classroom as well as exercises and activities for home learning for both children and adults.
We develop and operate the UK’s space surveillance and protection capabilities. NSpOC is part of the Ministry of Defence , the UK Space Agency , and the Met Office .
UK Space Command is the defence lead for space operations, space workforce, and space capability. It’s a joint command, staffed by personnel from the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force, alongside civil servants and contractors.
Space weather events pose a risk to technology, infrastructure, electrical systems and, to a limited extent, public health.
Information, documents and announcements related to the UK's Space Based Position, Navigation and Timing Programme (SBPP).
How the UK Space Agency and the UK space sector are involved in the 26th UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, UK.
Entry into enclosed spaces onboard ships is sometimes a necessary but dangerous work activity. This guidance outlines regulations and provides information and advice on how to identify an enclosed space and how to reduce the risk to life.
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