November 2021
Space launch emergency response
... Operators (LSOs) anywhere in the world. In the UK, LSO licensees are regulated and licensed by the UK Space Agency (UKSA) and must satisfy the agency that they have conducted a thorough assessment of risks to the health and safety of those taking...
April 2019
Building the UK’s first spaceport
The UK Space Agency (UKSA) has ambitious goals to become Europe’s first ...Executive. Virgin Orbit has entered a partnership with Spaceport Cornwall and the UK Space Agency that could lead to orbital rocket launches starting in 2021 using a modified ...
21 November 2023
Britain announces plan to launch EO satellite
... global project of small satellites for Earth, ocean and climate monitoring. Through an agreement procured by the UK Space Agency (UKSA), the country says it will build a new £6 million pathfinder satellite, designed and constructed by UK-based...
04 July 2016
ROOM attends the UK National Astronomy Meeting
... the conference, the Royal Astronomical Society, also organised a community forum session whereby organisations such as the UK Space Agency (UKSA) and the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) discussed pressing matters such as the future...
10 April 2019
Brexit high noon for UK space industry
... sector's future is the role of the UK Space Agency (UKSA) itself. Currently functioning as an enabler within the space industry - working on space projects in cooperation with industry and academia - UKSA lacks the staffing and resources it would...
29 September 2022
UK gives space junk clearance missions priority funding
.... The specialist businesses have been awarded contracts totalling £4 million ($4.3 million) by the UK Space Agency (UKSA) to design missions to help clear hazardous space junk. Once designs are complete and accepted in a year’s time further funding...
