Harpoon successfully captures space debris
15 February 2019 – The RemoveDEBRIS satellite, one of the world’s first attempts to address the build-up of dangerous space debris, has successfully used its on-board harpoon-capture system in orbit.
New online information point about commercial spaceflight from UK
11 February 2019 – The UK Space Agency has created a new LaunchUK page dedicated to commercial spaceflight from the UK.
British-built Mars Rover Name Revealed
7 February 2019 – The UK-made ExoMars rover, due to roam the surface of the red planet in 2021, has been named after UK scientist and co-discoverer of the structure of DNA – Rosalind Franklin.
Size & Health of UK Space Industry 2018 Report: 3,400 new UK space jobs created
30 January 2018 – The UK’s space sector has seen significant growth in income, exports and employment with total income now standing at £14.8 billion, Science Minister Chris Skidmore announced today.
Space Placement in INdustry (SPIN): Award Scheme 2019
17 January 2019 – The UK Space Agency, supported by their delivery partner the Satellite Applications Catapult, is making up to £30,000 available under its “SPIN” placement award scheme for projects that can be carried out by an undergraduate...
Competition for young space entrepreneurs lifts off
10 January 2019 – The UK Space Agency is offering young people expert advice and a share of £50,000 for their ideas of how satellites could improve life on Earth, through its SatelLife competition.
UK Tests Self Driving Martian Robots
2 January 2019 – Testing in the Sahara Desert of cutting-edge UK software for an autonomous Martian robot has now completed, with the robot travelling over 1.4km without human interaction.
A UK instrument captures first sounds ever recorded directly from Mars
7 December 2018 – The NASA InSight lander, which is supported by the UK Space Agency, has recorded a haunting, low rumble caused by vibrations from the wind. These vibrations were detected by an ultra-sensitive seismometer, developed in the U...