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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The UK Space Agency awarded £2.7 million to 13 early-stage technology projects across England, Scotland, and Wales to support the satellite launch sector.
The UK Space Agency’s Launch UK Technology Investment Program provides funding to industry and university teams to develop technologies, products, and services for the UK spaceflight supply chain.
The Canadian Space Agency and the United Kingdom Space Agency contributed components to SWOT valued at about $26,000,000 combined.
The UK Space Agency is supporting Skyrora with requisite launch licensing processes.
The UK Space Agency shortlisted groups led by ClearSpace and Japan-based Astroscale for a mission to remove two spacecraft from low Earth orbit in 2026.
The UK Space Agency is co-funding the xSPANCION project with 9.9 MEUR (approx. 100.9 MSEK) through ESA’s Pioneer Partnership Projects.
UK Science Minister Nusrat Ghani unveiled a new £15 million fund to support UK space businesses for the development of satellite communications technology.
The UK Space Agency established a new £15 million fund on 2022-10-17 to support British businesses developing satellite communications technology.
The Eurostar Neo family is based on a next-generation platform and technologies developed with support from the European Space Agency, the Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES), and the UK Space Agency (UKSA).
IOD-3 Amber is a 6U cubesat developed by the Satellite Applications Catapult, Horizon Technologies, and the UK Space Agency and designed and built by AAC Clyde Space.
Viasat and Inmarsat expect the combined company to provide more jobs and investment in the UK space industry than Inmarsat could provide as a standalone satellite communications provider.
The United Kingdom announced its commitment not to destructively test direct-ascent anti-satellite missiles in an 2022-10-03 statement jointly issued by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and the UK Space Agency.
The UK Space Agency commissioned ClearSpace UK in October 2021 to perform a feasibility study for a mission to remove at least two UK-registered derelict objects from low Earth orbit.
The UK Space Agency forecasts the in-orbit services market to reach $14,300,000,000 in cumulative revenue by 2031.
ClearSpace was awarded a £2.2 million contract by the UK Space Agency to conduct the design phase of the CLEAR mission.
The UK Space Agency commissioned ClearSpace UK to perform a feasibility study for the CLEAR mission in October 2021.
ClearSpace leads a consortium selected by the UK Space Agency to perform the preliminary design of the CLEAR mission.
The UK Space Agency forecasts the in-orbit services market to reach $14,300,000,000 in cumulative revenue by 2031.
The UK Space Agency awarded ClearSpace a £2.2 million contract to conduct the preliminary design phase of the CLEAR mission.
The UK National Space Strategy (2021), the UK Space Agency’s Corporate Plan 2022–25, and the Plan for Space Sustainability (2022-06-23) highlight UK government commitments to space robotics and In-Orbit Servicing & Manufacturing.