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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Previous mission partners signed up for capacity on NovaSAR-1 include the UK Space Agency, Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), DOST-ASTI (Philippines), and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
The UK Space Agency provided backing to Satellite Vu through its National Space Innovation Programme to support construction of the infrared sensor for Satellite Vu’s first satellite.
Open Cosmos has invested more than £4 million in research and development with leveraged support from the UK Space Agency and the European Space Agency through the ARTES Partnership Project’s Pioneer program.
The two Open Cosmos satellites completed strict testing in controlled environments and received an operations license from the UK Space Agency before launch.
Open Cosmos has 10 missions under development, including the MANTIS mission in partnership with ESA-Incubed and the UK Space Agency, which aims to provide high-resolution imagery and IOD6 in partnership with the Satellite Applications Catapult.
The UK Space Agency invests around £90 million a year through its subscription to ESA’s ARTES programme to develop innovative technologies, services, and applications.
Open Cosmos has invested more than £4 million in research and development, leveraged with support from the UK Space Agency and the European Space Agency through the ARTES Partnership Project; Pioneer programme, and has grown its team from five to 50 people.
The UK space sector employs almost 42,000 people, including more than 1,000 people working at Harwell Campus.
The aviation terminal will make use of Prime, Beat, and Sx3099 ASIC chips that were developed with UK Space Agency backing.
The UK Space Agency awarded a National Space Innovation Program contract to Inmarsat to develop an on-orbit telemetry relay service called InRange.
The UK Space Agency awarded Inmarsat a £258,000 National Space Innovation Programme contract to develop InRange.
The UK Space Agency aims for the licence to facilitate future Astroscale missions for end-of-life and active debris removal services.
This is the first time the UK Space Agency has licensed a company for an In-Orbit Service / End of Life demonstration mission.
The UK Space Agency has issued space licences under the UK Outer Space Act for both the ELSA-d servicer and client spacecraft.
The ELSA-d mission licences came into effect on March 8, as confirmed by the UK Space Agency.
The UK Space Agency's licence approval marks a regulatory advancement for in-orbit services and manufacturing missions.
The UK Space Agency has licensed the End-of-Life Services by Astroscale demonstration (ELSA-d) mission.
The Eurostar Neo platform was developed under the European Space Agency Partnership Projects together with the French space agency CNES and with strong support from the UK Space Agency and other European agencies.
CGI partnered with the Royal Air Force and the UK Space Agency to design, develop, and deploy the first element of the AURORA software.
Care View is an app developed by the Urban Sustainable Development Lab with support from the European Space Agency and the UK Space Agency.