May 2024
Prioritising space solutions to accelerate sustainable development
...sector to the economy the UK doubled its investment in the European Space Agency (ESA) and went on to establish the UK Space Agency (UKSA), as well as a dedicated Satellite Applications Catapult to fuel new innovations. That is what it means to embed...
October 2021
Technology transfer and the ‘local’ space market
..., with support from the UK Science and Technology Facilities Council, Business Incubation Centres from both the UK Space Agency (UKSA) and ESA, and others. This government support and increased investor interest allow companies to respond...
March 2021
Campuses, clusters and a leading force in UK space
... benefits that are reaped from co-locating businesses and organisations such as the European Space Agency (ESA) and the UK Space Agency (UKSA) together in order to spearhead innovation. Meteosat Third Generation black body satellite hardware with...
April 2024
Unlocking the NewSpace economy through space-based solar power
... The surge of excitement in SBSP is driven by recent techno-economic studies for NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the UK Space Agency (UKSA) which have concluded that SBSP is both technically and economically feasible. Such conclusions are...
13 July 2022
Sustainability ethos is key driver for UK microgravity firm
... a major contribution to future space sustainability. Katherine Courtney, former CEO of the UK Space Agency (UKSA), described space sustainability as a key priority in the country’s national space strategy. “The UK space sector is becoming known the...
October 2019
Skyrora – building on British space heritage
... UK’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and the UK Space Agency (UKSA). SkyHy’s use of HTP will also test the ... landing and intact recovery of the payload if required. Skyrora XL Space is quickly becoming a critical part of our everyday lives and people...
