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RFI: Future UK space regulatory sandboxes and innovative regulatory tools

August 20th, 2026 Posted in News

The UK Space Agency is inviting ideas to help identify priorities for future regulatory sandboxes and other innovative regulatory tools/approaches. This builds on the UK government’s implementation of the Space Regulatory Review (SRR) and ou...

Made in Space: UK funding boosts breakthrough space technologies

June 10th, 2026 Posted in News

UK space minister unveils more than £19 million at London Tech Week to support British companies developing next-generation space technologies. Cardiff-based Space Forge will receive £10 million to develop its reusable fold-out heat shield, Pridwe...

UK Space Agency signs landmark agreement with Ukraine to strengthen civil space cooperation

March 18th, 2026 Posted in News

The UK Space Agency has today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the State Space Agency of Ukraine (SSAU), marking a new chapter in civil and commercial space cooperation between the two countries. The agreement was signed at the Emba...

New studies for manufacturing advanced materials in orbit

February 9th, 2026 Posted in News

Life-saving medicines, optical fibres and semiconductors could be made in space to benefit people and businesses across the UK. The UK Space Agency has awarded contracts to three UK companies to investigate producing these advanced materials in Lo...

UK Space Agency investment helps launch cutting-edge electric propulsion lab

February 6th, 2026 Posted in News

A new laboratory that will help UK companies develop and test the engines powering the next generation of satellites has opened at Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire. The Disruptive Experimental Electric Propulsion (DEEP) Lab, bu...

UK Space Agency invests £17 million to drive next wave of space innovation

December 3rd, 2025 Posted in News

The UK Space Agency has announced £17 million investment for 17 UK space projects through its National Space Innovation Programme (NSIP), unveiled today at Space Comm Expo in Glasgow. This will accelerate breakthrough technologies, boost commercia...

UK backs next-generation satellite communications with £6.9 million investment

November 21st, 2025 Posted in News

The UK Space Agency is investing £6.9 million in satellite technology that will transform connectivity and secure Britain’s place as a European space leader. The funding will support five groundbreaking projects through the European Space Agency’s...

New satellite to monitor sea-level rise from space

November 14th, 2025 Posted in News

Preparations are underway in California for the launch of the Sentinel-6B satellite, which will monitor global sea levels from space, with a UK propulsion system on board. This is the latest satellite in the Copernicus programme; the European Comm...

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