Microgravity research in space is opening up new possibilities for pharmaceutical discovery and manufacturing. With the industry spending around $300 billion a year on R&D, even small improvements in efficiency could generate significant economic and medical benefits.
The UK will play a key role in the Aeolus 2 mission, with Airbus Defence and Space UK given authorisation to proceed with the build of the spacecraft, developed by the European Space Agency in partnership with EUMETSAT.
Diana Luncă, Senior Programme Lead for National Security at the UK Space Agency, has won the NATO STO SCI Early Career Award for her outstanding contribution to a NATO research meeting on the use of dual-use space technologies for Alliance operations and security.
The UK Space Agency has concluded its year as chair of the Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee (IADC).
His Majesty visited the site which will be the first of the UK’s new global network of optical telescopes.
Here are just five of the ways the UK is using Earth Observation to benefit our planet.
Learn more about how we’re helping protect the Earth and space from contamination.
The UK Space Agency has concluded its latest Climate Services Call, supporting six pioneering projects with a combined investment of £380,000 to accelerate the growth of the UK’s climate services sector.
The UK Space Agency is committed to ensuring that space remains safe, secure and sustainable for future generations, for the benefit and prosperity of all humanity. As global space activity continues to grow, clear, practical approaches to the sustainable use of space are essential to protect the orbital environment and ensure its long-term, safe use.
Last year, the UK Space Agency’s External Affairs team hosted the Space Communicators’ Network Workshop at the UK Space Conference in Manchester, to move the conversation about space communications from talking about the challenges to taking meaningful action.