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Government announces changes to UK Space Agency
The UK Space Agency has became an executive agency of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, meaning it will take over responsibility for the majority of the UK’s commitment to space...
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£2.5m investment will grow UK space technology industry
Twenty-two British companies are to share £2.5m of government support to enable them to develop commercial products and services using space technology or space-derived data. The grant funding – from...
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£240m of investment for UK space industry
The UK’s £9bn space sector is about to become even bigger after the Government recently pledged an extra £60m to Europe’s space programme, the Chancellor announced recently during a speech at the Royal...
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Report: UK space sector a real success story
The establishment of the UK Space Agency has helped make the UK’s space sector a multi-billion pound success story, according to a report from the Science and Technology Committee. The report welcomed...
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Shaping the future of the UK space sector
The government has released two new policies that will shape the future of the UK’s growing space industry. The government response to the space Innovation and Growth Strategy (IGS) action plan 2014 –...
View ArticleGovernment Response to the UK Space Innovation and Growth Strategy 2014 – 2030
The Government shares the analysis that it is essential to stimulate the continued development of a vibrant SME sector. This response sets out a number of activities which will support that development...
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UK-built communications technology to fly on International Space Station
UK subsidiary of global communications company MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd (MDA) has won the first phase of a contract to supply the European module of the ISS with its own data relay...
View ArticleUK Space Agency to invest up to £32m in global space industry partnerships
The UK Space Agency is investing up to £32 million to open opportunities for the UK space sector to share expertise in real-world satellite technology and services overseas. Grants will be awarded to...
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£2m for Spacecraft propulsion R&D
Businesses can win a share of £2m for innovation in spacecraft propulsion systems. Innovate UK and the UK Space Agency have made £2m available to support business and technical innovation in spacecraft...
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UK Space Agency funds new research project
Science Education researchers at University of York are to work with leading space scientist and The Sky at Night presenter Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock MBE to investigate if human spaceflight inspires...
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UK Space Agency’s second CubeSat mission is taking shape
The UK Space Agency’s next CubeSat mission, AlSat Nano, is starting to take shape, following the selection of the mission’s payloads. The suite of 3 payloads will be developed by UK academic-industrial...
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CubeSats to provide telecomms through international partnership
UK Space Agency funds international partnership to provide free telecommunications services through CubeSats.The UK Space Agency has teamed up with British company Clyde Space and American company...
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Europe’s Earth observation programme maximised by UK data hub
The UK is to host a world-class data facility, giving scientists full access to Earth observation data from Europe’s Copernicus programme. Europe’s most ambitious Earth observation (EO) programme to...
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First round of international space partnerships announced
The UK Space Agency has this week announced 7 new space projects that will see UK companies working with international partners to develop satellite technology in emerging economies. From...
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Making the UK the place for space
UK Space Agency signs MOU with Ofcom and Government scraps Insurance Premium Tax for spacecraft operators. As part of the Government’s aim to provide wider access to space and remove barriers to...
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UK vision: research in space environments and human spaceflight
The UK Space Agency has published its National Strategy for Space Environments and Human Spaceflight. The strategy covers a range of scientific and technical disciplines and sets out the UK’s vision...
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UK Space Agency to work with South Africa
The UK Space Agency and the South African Space Agency (SANSA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will see them increase collaboration and review areas of common interest in their...
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UK becomes Space partners with Southeast Asia
UK space technology to tackle world’s $20bn illegal fishing trade. UK and Indonesian Space Agencies increase collaboration. The UK’s expertise in space technology and applications could soon be used to...
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LISA Pathfinder set for launch
Europe’s technology demonstrator for detecting gravitational-waves, is set for launch on a Vega rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The UK-led spacecraft will help to open up a...
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UK and United Arab Emirates increase collaboration in space
The UK Space Agency and UAE Space Agency on 24 February signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to create a strategic space partnership. Signed by the UK Space Agency Chief Executive, Dr David...
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