08 February 2019
New Orbex rocket revealed
... skills, stemming from the RAF presence and the energy sector.” Graham Turnock, chief executive of the UK Space Agency said: “Orbex’s new rocket design facility brings us one step closer to having our own domestic commercial...
21 August 2020
Scottish spaceport formally approved by Highland Council
... of Glasgow. The £17.3-million ($22.72 million USD) project is being undertaken by HIE in conjunction with the UK Space Agency and the Nuclear Decommissioning Agency – the latter to help offset job losses from the closure of the nearby Dounreay power...
17 September 2019
Open Cosmos announces development of ‘MANTIS’ satellite
... designed to support specific business verticals.” Beth Greenaway, Head of Earth Observations and Climate at the UK Space Agency added: “The UK Space Agency is very excited to see this project get underway. It uses the expertise from innovative Earth...
18 June 2018
ESA Council backs Lunar gateway venture
The European Space Agency and its Member States have laid out plans ...for ideas, the ESA Council has highlighted the agency’s desire for Europe to play a leading role in the global exploration of space and to achieve this, the council have identified ...
09 July 2018
Plans for a future Mars rover to return soil samples to Earth
... from the European Union in a process known as “Brexit,” as ESA is independent of the European Union, the UK’s membership to the space agency will continue after Brexit has been implemented. Airbus' early design for the relatively small fetch...
18 June 2019
Israeli space tech firm hiSky expands to the UK
... business and create the high-skilled jobs of the future." UKSA funding is allocated through the European Space Agency (ESA). This is targeted to support the development of hiSky’s satellite receiving terminals, operations and management software for...
