As World War II drew to a close, the Allies were eager to get their hands on one of the most technologically amazing yet terrifying weapons in Nazi Germany’s armamentarium: the V-2 rocket. A ...
LONDON—The British government is folding the independent UK Space Agency into the department overseeing science and technology, while also detailing regulatory changes it says are aimed at energizing ...
These are the author's own views and not that of any institution or organisation. The UK Space Agency (UKSA) has become part of the government’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT ...
A UK-led climate-monitoring satellite has entered orbit after launching on November 28 aboard a SpaceX rocket. The spacecraft, named HydroGNSS, is the first mission under the European Space Agency’s ...
The UK Space Agency is investing £17m in 17 different space innovation projects as part of its National Space Innovation Programme (NSIP). The NSIP aims to support and accelerate innovation in the ...
Britain is the only country ever to have developed a satellite-capable rocket only to junk it. Now Scots firm Skyrora are bringing Black Arrow out of retirement.
The UK’s new vertical launch spaceport at Saxa Vord poses risks to Icelandic airspace and territorial waters, potentially disrupting transatlantic flights and marine ecosystems. Exclusion zones for ...
As the country’s space sector continues to reach higher levels, in particular with the UK Space Agency gaining funding in the summer to help transform the delivery of public services, a cluster of ...
PARADISE VALLEY, Ariz., June 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IceMOS Technology Corporation today announced the UK Space Agency in partnership with ADS, awarded it a project to further develop a new breed ...
The Nature Network on MSN

10 things the UK is doing in space

While most people look at the big players like NASA or SpaceX, the UK has been carving out its own […] ...