The U.K. Space Agency (UKSA) is an executive agency of the UK government responsible for the United Kingdom's civil space program. Established in 2010, it drives growth in the space sector, supports scientific research, and fosters international collaboration. UKSA plays a major role in delivering the government's National Space Strategy, catalysing investment in the UK space sector, enabling missions and capabilities and championing space for the benefit of our planet and its people. The agency works with industry and academia and manages the UK's relationship with the European Space Agency (ESA).
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UKSA indicated that this funding will contribute to CO2 emission reduction and the enhancement of transportation accessibility while expanding the UK space sector, which currently employs 56,000 people.
Caroline Harper is the Head of Space Science at the UK Space Agency.
The UK Space Agency and the European Space Agency provided about $35,000,000 in funding for the mission.
Orbex has won more than a dozen research and development contracts from the UK Space Agency, the European Space Agency, and the European Commission Horizon 2020 program.
The UK Space Agency and the European Space Agency have provided around $35,000,000 in funds for the ELSA-M mission.
UK Space Agency (UKSA) and the Italian Space Agency (ASI) are supporting the Moonlight constellation.
DAERA is collaborating with NI SPACE and the UK Space Agency to apply space and satellite technologies to understanding and managing water quality in Lough Neagh.
Economy Minister Conor Murphy supports the UK Space Agency collaborating with partners in Northern Ireland to encourage growth in the space sector and support environmental sustainability.
The UK Space Agency, NI SPACE, and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs launched a £360,000 Small Business Research Initiative competition to seek satellite applications and remote sensing solutions for predicting, detecting, and monitoring the extent and movement of blue-green algae in Lough Neagh, Northern Ireland.
Lockheed Martin plans to conduct a UK Pathfinder mission using the RS1 rocket for the UK Space Agency.
Colin Macleod, head of UK space regulation at the CAA, mentioned four companies have plausible ambitions to launch from the UK in the next 18 months.
Matthew Archer, director of launch at the UK Space Agency, noted that Covid-related delays caused a loss of 18 months to two years in production schedules.
The display included a scale model of an ABL Space Systems RS1 rocket featuring the logos of Lockheed Martin and the UK Space Agency.
ClearSpace has been awarded a new contract by the UK Space Agency to further develop the CLEAR mission.
The new UK Space Agency contract provides £2.35M in funding to ClearSpace for the CLEAR mission.
The UK Space Agency awarded funds to consortiums led by Astroscale and ClearSpace to continue developing a servicer capable of removing two spacecraft from low Earth orbit in 2026.
Astroscale UK was awarded a GBP £1.95 million (excluding tax) contract by the UK Space Agency to continue development of the COSMIC spacecraft.
The UK Space Agency is providing funding for five space-related training programs, including professional development courses and training models led by universities, the Royal Institute of Navigation, and a private education specialist.
Astroscale Ltd (Astroscale UK), the UK subsidiary of Astroscale Holdings Inc., secured EUR 13.95 million from the UK Space Agency and the European Space Agency to support the final phase of the ELSA-M in-orbit demonstration.
The UK Space Agency awarded Orbit Fab a £1.3 million Major Project grant under the National Space Innovation Program to fund the design of a high-pressure variant of the RAFTI™ refueling port.