Working on White Mars
Working on White Mars
British NHS surgical resident Dr Nina Purvis is with the European Space Agency in Antarctica, researching "White Mars".
£2 million funding available for satellite-enabled business solutions
Building on the success of its pilot phase, the UK Space Agency has launched Call 2 of the Unlocking Space for Business programme, with a total of £2 million available to support pilot projects that commercialise space solutions in the Financial Services or Transport & Logistics sectors.
Fuelling UK Space Entrepreneurship: New Accelerator Cohorts Announced After Record Results
The UK Space Agency Accelerator is now open, providing expert support to early-stage businesses to help catalyse more investment into the UK space sector and generate economic growth.
International Bilateral Fund to further boost global space partnerships
The UK Space Agency is making £5.5 million of funding available for new proposals under the International Bilateral Fund - a programme supporting ambitious partnerships between UK organisations and international space entities.
JoeySat: two years of UK-led satellite innovation
JoeySat, developed through a pioneering collaboration between the UK Space Agency, the European Space Agency, and OneWeb (now Eutelsat Group) has redefined what’s possible in satellite communications.
UK aims to lead an instrument on NASA mission to find habitable worlds
The UK Space Agency is taking its first step towards contributing to NASA’s Habitable Worlds Observatory, which will search for life beyond our Solar System. The Agency is launching a call for proposals to explore the feasibility of a UK-led scientific instrument for the mission.
UK Launches Planetary Protection Technical Framework
Planetary protection is the practice of protecting Solar System bodies from contamination by Earth life and protecting Earth from possible contaminants that may be returned from other Solar System bodies. Following months of collaborative work between academia, industry, the Civil …
Breaking the Space Boundaries: Why we need more female founders
Only 13% of space founders are women. At the UK Space Agency Accelerator, we've witnessed firsthand how targeted support can transform potential into success.
How UK technology helped land on the Moon
Nammo in the UK made the engines that helped Firefly’s Blue Ghost land on the Moon in March.
Meet the Space Exploration Advisory Committee (SEAC)
An introduction to the The Space Exploration Advisory Committee, which is composed of UK-based experts across scientific and technical disciplines related to space exploration.
Pioneering projects approach conclusion as UK-Australia Space Bridge marks anniversary
Since the framework was signed four years ago, the UK-Australia Space Bridge has unlocked many new opportunities for collaboration, innovation, and economic growth across both nations’ space sectors. Now, the partnership between the UK and Australia approaches a major new …