18 June 2019
Israeli space tech firm hiSky expands to the UK
... network management system (NMS) and operation centre. The UK Space Agency (UKSA) provided £9 million of funding for hiSky to develop cutting-edge space telecoms technology at the Harwell Space Cluster, which is growing fast and already home to more...
20 November 2017
New £29 million AI and robotics space hub for UK
... through a £6.7 million grant from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and the UK Space Agency (UKSA). FAIR-SPACE plans to go beyond the-state-of-the-art in robotic sensing, perception, mobility and manipulation by tasking...
20 November 2020
Funding boost for Scottish airport’s spaceport plans
... of the aerospace industry's workforce in Scotland. Ian Annett, deputy CEO of the UK Space Agency, said: "The deal will deliver another boost to the UK's growing space sector by funding a range of new, cutting-edge aerospace activities around Glasgow...
06 March 2020
Space set to generate 15,000 high-level new green jobs
... the investment conditions right, our ability to achieve our targets could be destabilised. The new technologies in creating space growth are upon us, and must be utilised to help the UK become a powerhouse in tackling climate change.” Graham Peters...
January 2023
Clearing space junk from orbit
... such as visual markers and docking interfaces to facilitate navigation and capture In Europe, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the UK Space Agency (UKSA) have taken the lead in funding pioneering missions that put the different pieces of the...
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...
