Space Worms! UK scientists launch...

2026-04-12, 08:40 UK Space Agency

The project is a miniature space laboratory designed to study how biological organisms respond to the extreme conditions faced by astronauts. It has been led by the University of Exeter, engineered ...

Scottish space companies pioneer...

2026-03-31, 08:20 UK Space Agency

AAC Clyde Space's VIREON™ satellite. Credit: AAC Clyde Space.The satellites, developed by Spire Global and AAC Clyde Space in Glasgow, are backed by UK Space Agency funding delivered through the ...

Space firms to scale-up and thrive in...

2026-03-23, 08:10 UK Space Agency

Space Minister Liz Lloyd speaking at Space-Comm Expo Europe.Speaking today at Space‑Comm Expo in London, Minister Liz Lloyd set out a clear vision to make Britain a competitive, agile space power.A ...

UK sets sights on ?40 billion...

2026-03-23, 08:00 UK Space Agency

The investment, the second round of funding from the UK Space Agency's Connectivity in Low Earth Orbit (C-LEO) programme, will help UK firms develop cutting-edge components and technologies for the ...

How we protected the UK and space in...

2026-03-20, 09:50 UK Space Agency

The National Space Operations Centre is led by the UK Space Agency and UK Space Command in partnership with the Met Office.February saw sustained levels of space activity, with higher levels of ...

?14 million funding boost to power UK...

2026-03-20, 09:20 UK Space Agency

Bristol-based SME iCOMAT used GSTP to demonstrate an advanced composite manufacturing process for spacecraft structures.The funding is available through the European Space Agency's (ESA) General ...

UK Space Agency signs landmark...

2026-03-19, 09:00 UK Space Agency

Credit: Anna VinovetThe Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed at the Embassy of Ukraine in London by UK Space Agency Chief Executive Dr Paul Bate and General Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Ambassador of ...

National Microgravity Research Centre...

2026-03-07, 09:10 UK Space Agency

The Centre for Integrative Semiconductor Materials (CISM) at Swansea University. Credit: CISM and Swansea University.The centre, developed by space manufacturing company Space Forge, was supported ...

Joint Statement from the UK Space...

2026-03-06, 13:40 UK Space Agency

The UK Space Agency, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), the Regulatory Innovation Office (RIO) within the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and the ...

UK sets out world?leading pathway for...

2026-03-06, 08:10 UK Space Agency

ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti working on pharmaceutical research on the International Space Station. Credit: NASAThe unique environment of microgravity, impossible to replicate on Earth, can ...