NITEMARES: Uncovering the Invisible Secrets of Mars
UK Space Agency funding supports the Open University to develop leading technology that maps the surface of Mars with invisible IR light.
Delivering Missions and Capabilities
Enabling Technologies Programme: Aiding Exploration
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Emily Jayne Peters, Posted on:
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Applications, Delivering Missions and Capabilities, Space exploration, Space science
An overview of the ways that the UK Space Agency funds national efforts to drive innovation in space exploration and human space activity through the Enabling Technologies Programme (ETP).
Enabling Technologies Programme: Lasers!
Through the Enabling Technologies Programme (ETP), the UK Space Agency is supporting the development of laser technologies for space applications.
New projects to boost Earth Observation data capability
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UK Space Agency, Posted on:
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Delivering Missions and Capabilities, Earth observation, Funding
The UK Space Agency has announced two new projects to enhance Earth Observation Data Capability.
Powering the next generation of rocket scientists
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UK Space Agency, Posted on:
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Delivering Missions and Capabilities, Events, LaunchUK
The national Race2Space competition, in which students from universities across the UK will hot-fire rocket engines they have designed and built, is well underway at the Westcott Space Cluster.
Esteemed UK space sector colleagues recognised in King’s Birthday Honours 2024
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UK Space Agency, Posted on:
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Astronomy, Business, Championing Space, Delivering Missions and Capabilities, Space science
The King's Birthday Honours saw UK space sector colleagues recognised for their work's contributions. The UK Space Agency celebrates and congratulates these space pioneers.
What Boeing Starliner means for the future of space
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UK Space Agency, Posted on:
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Delivering Missions and Capabilities, International Space Station
The UK Space Agency's Head of Space Exploration, Libby Jackson, shares her thoughts on why the upcoming launch of the Boeing Starliner capsule is so important and what it means for the future of the space sector.
Future impact of Space Debris on Global Industries
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ClearSpace, Posted on:
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Delivering Missions and Capabilities, Space sustainability
Space debris prompts questions about how well we look after our environment, and what we can do to be better custodians in the future. Although advanced technical societies have come to increasingly rely on space based infrastructure, they have, so far, failed to meaningfully address the scale of accruing orbital debris. Only very recently has the awareness of space debris as a severe risk to both space and Earth infrastructures increased within the space community.
Satellites – the power behind our modern world
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ClearSpace, Posted on:
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Delivering Missions and Capabilities, Space sustainability
Minimising the impact of space debris is crucial to preserve infrastructure that supports day-to-day activities and life on Earth and in space.
Tackling the growing risks of space debris in Earth orbit
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ClearSpace, Posted on:
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Delivering Missions and Capabilities, Satellites, Space sustainability
The UK is pioneering a path to make satellite operations in Earth orbit sustainable in order to help mitigate damage from orbiting space debris.