UK Space Agency
All-UK astronaut mission a step closer as Tim Peake joins Axiom Space
He is expected to support the strategy and development of the UK’s first astronaut mission into space.
Public spending watchdog flags ‘challenges’ facing UK Space Agency
A National Audit Office report suggests there has been little progress in implementing the UK’s national space strategy.
Twenty national space projects to receive £33 million in funding
All of the projects are from the UK Space Agency’s National Space Innovation Programme.
UK Space Agency to open new headquarters and regional offices
Chief executive Dr Paul Bate said the development was ‘a transformational moment’ for the agency.
UK to build new instrument to aid search for life on Mars
UK Space Agency will provide an additional £10.7 million to replace a Russian-made instrument on the Rosalind Franklin rover.
All-UK space mission will ‘push boundaries of human knowledge’
The UK Space Agency has signed a deal with US-based company Axiom Space which will see UK astronauts carrying out research in orbit.
Rocket company given £3.5m ahead of Shetland space launch
Rocket Factory Augsburg plans to have its first blast-off from SaxaVord Spaceport on Unst in 2024.
Tim Peake: Possibility of all-UK space mission a ‘very exciting development’
The UK Space Agency has signed an agreement with US-based company Axiom Space which could see an all-UK mission become a reality.
UK Space Agency signs agreement on plans for human space mission
The mission would see UK astronauts launched into space, spending up to two weeks in orbit.
Astronomers observe sun-like star being ‘repeatedly shredded’ by black hole
The dramatic event generated regular outbursts of light around every 25 days.