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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Astroscale UK won a £2 million UK Space Agency Active Debris Removal refuelling feasibility study contract.
Jacob Geer led the UK Space Agency as Chief of Staff for the last two years.
The UK Space Agency announced funding for the University of Leicester and ispace to develop a Lunar Spectrometer for future exploration missions to investigate water ice on the Moon.
Astroscale Ltd. won the UK Space Agency’s £2 million Active Debris Removal refuelling feasibility study.
The UK Space Agency is funding a £2 million feasibility study on refuelling for an Active Debris Removal mission.
Astroscale Ltd. (Astroscale UK) won the UK Space Agency Active Debris Removal Refuelling feasibility study valued at £2 million on 05 March 2024.
The UK Space Agency invested £2 million to fund UK industry feasibility studies to research and develop satellite refueling missions.
The UK Space Agency has invested £2 million for UK industry to research and develop refuelling missions through a set of feasibility studies.
The IOSM facility upgrade will support UK Space Agency-funded work developing space sustainability standards, including exploration of sustainable spacecraft design and operation.
Phase 2 funding from the UK Space Agency’s International Bilateral Fund will be used to develop novel Asia-Pacific payload technologies that will fly on Faraday Dragon.
The UK Space Agency’s International Bilateral Fund provides funding to bolster international collaboration, support new space capabilities, and catalyse investment.
In-Space Missions Ltd. has been awarded further funding from the UK Space Agency to progress the Faraday Dragon rideshare satellite program.
Axiom Space signed a memorandum of understanding with the European Space Agency and the UK Space Agency in 2023 to explore future human spaceflight opportunities.
The 0.005 kg/0.006 kg Hub is supported by the UK Space Agency and forms part of ESA’s effort to extend its technology to connect other research facilities and foster innovation in ESA’s Member States and worldwide.
Orbit Fab is supporting ClearSpace with the design of the CLEAR active debris removal mission funded by the UK Space Agency to enable the service vehicle to be refueled and reused.
Viasat is leading a group of local companies to develop a UK Space-Based Augmentation System (UKSBAS) to replace EGNOS, with support from British government funding.
The C3D from XCAM LIMITED is TRL 9 qualified and has flight heritage on the UK Space Agency’s UKube-1 and AlSat Nano missions.
The UK space industry is estimated to be worth £17.5 billion and to support 48,800 jobs.
The UK Space Agency awarded £3.4 million in funding to HyImpulse UK for a Hybrid Propulsion Test Programme.
ALISIO-1 was developed using technologies funded under the UK Space Agency-funded ESA PIONEER Programme.