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 National Space Strategy (2021), the UK Space Agency’s Corporate Plan 2022-25, and the Plan for Space Sustainability (23 June 2022) emphasize the UK Government’s commitment to in-orbit servicing and space sustainability.
Astroscale received a £1.7 million funding boost from the UK Space Agency to continue developing technology and capability to remove defunct satellites from Low Earth Orbit.
The UK space sector supports approximately 47,000 jobs and generates an income of £16.5 billion each year.
The UK Space Agency launched a new Enabling Technology Program with up to £15 million to support innovative space research and develop emerging space technologies across the UK.
The UK Space Agency’s mission design projects will directly support the creation of 70 new jobs.
The UK Space Agency has committed £102 million over the next three years to deliver capabilities to track objects in space and reduce debris.
Astroscale Ltd., based at the Harwell Space Cluster in Oxfordshire, was awarded £1.7 million by the UK Space Agency to design a satellite servicer capable of removing multiple retired or defunct satellites in a single mission.
ClearSpace UK, based in London, was awarded £2.25 million by the UK Space Agency to conduct the next phase of a study into a mission to remove derelict satellites from Low Earth Orbit.
ClearSpace and Astroscale have been awarded a combined £4 million from the UK Space Agency to design missions to remove existing pieces of space debris.
ClearSpace secured £2.5 million from the UK Space Agency for a U.K. de-orbit attempt called the Clearing of the LEO Environment with Active Removal (CLEAR) mission.
The UK Space Agency shortlisted groups led by Astroscale and ClearSpace for a mission to remove two spacecraft from low Earth orbit on 2023-09-26.
The UK Space Agency commissioned ClearSpace’s UK-based subsidiary 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 is positioning UK companies to obtain a first-mover advantage in the in-orbit services market, which is forecast 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 provided £1.7 million in funding to Astroscale Ltd. to continue developing technology and capability to remove defunct satellites from Low Earth Orbit.
The UK Space Agency launched the first of six calls for funding under its Enabling Technology Programme on 2023-09-26.
The ELSA-m mission is slated to launch in 2024 in partnership with the UK Space Agency, OneWeb, and the European Space Agency.
The UK Space Agency and other European agencies provided strong support for development of the Airbus Eurostar Neo platform.
The central message of the UK Space Power doctrine is that space is a global domain and that military, civil, and commercial space activities are intertwined.
The UK Space Power document is 91 pages long and outlines the role of the UK military in protecting space from foreign threats.