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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 .
Regulations you must comply with when launching or returning a rocket or space plane.
Regulations you must comply with when operating an orbital space object. For example, a satellite.
Dr Paul Bate will be stepping down as Chief Executive of the UK Space Agency at the end of March 2026.
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.
These include information for young people and how to find work experience, apprenticeships, internships or jobs in the space sector.
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.
Dstl provides the UK with advanced space science, technology, services and advice to monitor, protect and defend our interests in and through space.
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 .
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is proposing to redevelop Cawdor Barracks as the UK host site for the DARC radar programme.
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