UK Space Agency
Spacecraft blasts into space in hunt for life on Jupiter’s moon
Nasa’s Europa Clipper will now travel 1.8 billion miles, before finally arriving at the biggest planet in the solar system in April 2030.
Rocket blasts off into space to investigate asteroid crash site
In September 2022, Nasa’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (Dart) spacecraft collided with Dimorphos in the first test of deflecting an asteroid.
British reserve astronauts to undergo survival and spacewalk training
John McFall and Meganne Christian will undertake a two-month training programme at the European Space Agency’s facility in Cologne, Germany.
All-UK astronaut mission a step closer as Tim Peake joins Axiom Space
He is expected to support the strategy and development of the UK’s first astronaut mission into space.
Public spending watchdog flags ‘challenges’ facing UK Space Agency
A National Audit Office report suggests there has been little progress in implementing the UK’s national space strategy.
Twenty national space projects to receive £33 million in funding
All of the projects are from the UK Space Agency’s National Space Innovation Programme.
UK Space Agency to open new headquarters and regional offices
Chief executive Dr Paul Bate said the development was ‘a transformational moment’ for the agency.
UK to build new instrument to aid search for life on Mars
UK Space Agency will provide an additional £10.7 million to replace a Russian-made instrument on the Rosalind Franklin rover.
All-UK space mission will ‘push boundaries of human knowledge’
The UK Space Agency has signed a deal with US-based company Axiom Space which will see UK astronauts carrying out research in orbit.
Rocket company given £3.5m ahead of Shetland space launch
Rocket Factory Augsburg plans to have its first blast-off from SaxaVord Spaceport on Unst in 2024.