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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 (IBF) - a programme supporting ambitious partnerships between UK organisations ...
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Investment backs six pioneering projects to grow the UK's climate services sector

The UK Space Agency has concluded its latest Climate Services Call, supporting six pioneering projects with a combined investment of £380,000 to accelerate the growth of the UK’s climate services ...
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Name the UK Space Agency’s First National Mission! ️

Be a part of history by naming the UK’s Active Debris Removal Mission, the UK Space Agency’s first ever national space mission. The UK is leading the way in space sustainability, taking action to ...
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UK space safety centre marks one-year milestone

Chilbolton Observatory in Hampshire, part of NSpOC. Credit: National Centre for Atmospheric Science Millions across the UK are benefiting from the protection of vital space infrastructure provided by ...
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Mission Possible - Aeolus' re-entry into the atmosphere and how the UK is tracking it

Aeolus spacecraft in orbit. Credit: ESA/ATG Medialab. Aeolus, a UK-built satellite mission launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) as part of its Earth Explorer programme, has reached the end of ...
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Contracts awarded in UK Space Agency Unlocking Space for Business project

The UK Space Agency Unlocking Space for Business programme logo. Andrew Griffith MP, Minister for Space at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, said: As the UK space sector continues ...
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UK and Switzerland collaborate to shape the future of space-enabled pharmaceuticals

Advances in microgravity research are opening up new possibilities for discovering and manufacturing medicines in space. With the pharmaceutical industry investing around $300 billion globally in ...
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Working on White Mars

Each year the European Space Agency (ESA) selects one medical doctor with research experience, a space background, and Search & Rescue (SAR) training, to spend 13 months living and working at ...
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Blue Skies Space to launch Mauve satellite, demonstrating a new model for delivering space science data

Blue Skies Space, a UK-based company, is gearing up to launch its first science satellite, Mauve, aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-15 in November 2025. This innovative small satellite will observe stars in ...
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UK Space Agency completes term leading global space debris effort

The UK Space Agency has concluded its year as chair of the Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee (IADC), marking the end of a term that saw the UK strengthen international cooperation on ...
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New funding backs innovative satellite projects to grow the UK’s climate services sector

The UK Space Agency is backing seven new projects that will use satellite data to help organisations understand, manage and respond to climate risks, supporting the continued growth of the UK’s ...
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The STEM projects helping young people reach for the stars

The UK Space Agency has supported eight projects with £65,000 to engage young people across the country in STEM learning and make space careers more accessible, through the 2022 Space for All scheme.