Britains once lost Mars lander gets...

2026-06-09, 08:50 UK Space Agency

Unveiling the plaque at the National Space Centre. Credit: National Space Centre.Beagle 2 touched down on Mars on Christmas Day 2003 but fell silent and was presumed lost for over a decade. In ...

How we protected the UK and space in...

2026-06-08, 08:10 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.January saw sustained levels of space activity, with similar levels of ...

Astronaut with physical disability...

2026-06-03, 09:20 UK Space Agency

John McFall. Credit: ESA - A. ConigliFormer Paralympian John McFall could become first person with a physical disability to live in orbit through UK government partnership with US space company ...

New space system will better protect...

2026-05-23, 09:10 UK Space Agency

Vital emergency services, military operations and British businesses will be better protected through a new system to protect UK satellites and the services they provide from space.The new software, ...

UK plays leading role as landmark...

2026-05-21, 08:20 UK Space Agency

Vega-C liftoff with Smile. Credit: ESA-S. CorvajaSMILE launches to provide first complete picture of how Earth's magnetic field responds to the solar wind, improving predictions of solar storms that ...

How we protected the UK and space in...

2026-05-13, 08:10 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.April saw generally sustained levels of space activity, with similar levels ...

Standard: Space Industry Advisory...

2026-05-10, 21:50 UK Space Agency

As part of the government's Industrial Strategy, the Advanced Manufacturing Sector Plan included a commitment for "a new formal Space Industry Advisory Group to be created comprised of government and ...

How we protected the UK and space in...

2026-04-26, 08:20 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.March saw generally sustained levels of space activity, with similar levels ...

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 ...