UK Space Agency

1 November 2019 – The Nuclear Decommissioning Space Data Challenge will encourage smaller businesses and university start-ups to research and develop satellite-enabled technologies that could help support the UK’s nuclear decommissioning efforts. ...

18 October 2019 – The UK-built Solar Orbiter is preparing to leave Germany, where it has been undergoing final testing, for its launch site at Cape Canaveral in Florida, USA. Due to launch in February 2020, Solar Orbiter will perform unprecedented...

9 October 2019 – British entrepreneurs could have their business ideas tested out on the International Space Station thanks to a new funding contest. The UK Space Agency will provide funding and the first space flight for the winning concepts, whi...

8 October 2019 – UK satellite-enabled data technology, delivered through UK Aid, is improving the life chances of people around the world, while boosting the UK economy. Satellite technology and data can improve how we tackle global issues such as...

11 September 2019 – The Mission and Agile Nanosatellite for Terrestrial Imagery Services (MANTIS) satellite, which received funding today, will help energy and mining businesses identify new resources thanks to its high-resolution terrestrial came...

19 July 2019 – Hundreds of people across the UK have shared their astonishing memories, photos and scrapbooks for a special compilation to mark 50 years since the Apollo Moon landing in 1969. The public were asked to share their memories of the Mo...

The UK and US space agencies have signed a statement of intent, which paves the way for UK commercial satellite communication and navigation services to be used by future NASA missions to the Moon. 16 July 2019 – The agreement was announced in a s...