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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XCAM Ltd. secured more than £200,000 in grant funding from the UK Space Agency’s Centre for Earth Observation Instrumentation (CEOI) to develop and evaluate an ultra-low-light camera system for visible and near-infrared wavelengths.
The UK Space Agency contributed £2.2 million as a participating member state to the ESA InCubed initiative supporting MANTIS.
The UK Space Agency contributed £2.2 million as a participating member state to the ESA InCubed initiative supporting the MANTIS mission.
The system requirements reviews were performed under UK Space Agency contracts worth a combined £4 million.
The British subsidiary of Astroscale completed its system requirements review for a 2026 U.K. debris-removal mission on 2023-10-10 after meeting the UK Space Agency in August to review technical requirements including the initial design of a robotic arm.
The UK Space Agency is expected to select one early-stage debris-removal venture by the end of June 2024 to move ahead with a low Earth orbit mission.
Paul Bate, Chief Executive of the UK Space Agency, officially opened Astroscale UK’s premises on 27 September 2022.
Paul Bate, Chief Executive of the UK Space Agency, officially opened Astroscale UK’s Harwell premises on 27 September 2022.
The UK Space Agency provided funding for experts at the University of Aberdeen to work on the initial design for an instrument for a future JAXA Mars rover.
Astroscale plans to demonstrate the ELSA-M servicer in 2025 in partnership with OneWeb, the UK Space Agency, and the European Space Agency.
The initial £2.7 million from the UK Space Agency will fund production of LiteBIRD telescopes’ lenses and filters by Cardiff University.
The initial £2.7 million from the UK Space Agency will fund a group of UK scientists to design elements of LiteBIRD’s specialised science instruments and analyze their findings.
The UK Space Agency intends to invest a total of £17 million in the LiteBIRD mission over the life of the mission.
The UK Space Agency committed an initial £2.7 million to the LiteBIRD mission.
The UK Space Agency contributed £2.2 million as a participating member state to ESA InCubed to support space-related innovation within the UK.
The UK Space Agency contributed £2.2 million as a participating member state to the ESA InCubed initiative supporting advancement of space-related innovation within the UK.
The development is backed by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the UK Space Agency.
Paul Bate, Chief Executive of the UK Space Agency, stated that innovations improving satellite communications have become an economic engine for the global space sector.
MANTIS, funded through the UK Space Agency and in partnership with ESA, is due to launch in the next few months and will produce high-resolution imagery to monitor logistics, energy infrastructure, and natural resources.
Vertical Future will develop a Controlled Environment Agriculture facility in partnership with the University of Southern Queensland for a future space exploration mission funded by the UK Space Agency.