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Contracts awarded in UK Space Agency Unlocking Space for Business project

Posted by: UK Space Agency, Posted on: 29 February 2024 - Categories: Business, Catalysing Investment

Contracts have been awarded for feasibility study projects under the Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) competition, part of the UK Space Agency’s Unlocking Space for Business project.

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UK Space Agency provides £500,000 through Accelerating Investment programme

Posted by: UK Space Agency, Posted on: 23 February 2024 - Categories: Catalysing Investment

The UK Space Agency has provided up to £500,000 funding to support specialist projects, helping to accelerate high potential UK companies and support them on their investment journey.

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Celebrating three years of the UK-Australia Space Bridge

Posted by: UK Space Agency, Posted on: 23 February 2024 - Categories: International
UK Space Agency CEO, Dr Paul Bate and Head of the Australian Space Agency, Enrico Palermo. Credit: Andy Steven.

Today marks a milestone as we celebrate the third anniversary of the UK-Australia Space Bridge.

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Starting and ending my career with the ERS-2 mission

Posted by: Sue Horne, Posted on: 19 February 2024 - Categories: Careers, Earth observation, Satellites, Space sustainability

As the ERS-2 climate mission starts its burn up in the Earth’s atmosphere, our Space Exploration Special Adviser Sue Horne talks about how the mission has spanned her career in space.

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Super-Sized Space Debris

Posted by: Astroscale, Posted on: 15 February 2024 - Categories: Space sustainability

Astroscale's ADRAS-J mission is set to launch soon. Learn why tackling large items of space debris is so important.

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Space medicine for the future of space exploration

Posted by: VITA, Posted on: 14 February 2024 - Categories: International Space Station, Space exploration

How a team at the University of Nottingham is working to ensure the health of astronauts on long space missions.

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Six months is not a long time in space

Posted by: Chris White-Horne, Posted on: 13 February 2024 - Categories: Careers, People, Recruitment

Six months into the role of Deputy CEO, as jobshare with Annelies Look, Chris White-Horne looks back on their time at the UK Space Agency so far.

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Orion nebula and winter stars: the night sky in February 2024

Posted by: Derek Smale, Posted on: 6 February 2024 - Categories: Astronomy

February’s night skies host some of the most distinctive and spectacular stars, constellations and deep-sky objects, so wrap up warm and make the most of any clear nights that come around!

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