A new challenge: using satellite tech to monitor Algal Blooms in Northern Ireland
The UK Space Agency is aiming to address the challenges blue-green algal blooms pose to Lough Neagh and its surrounding communities.
Visiting comets and autumnal meteors: the night sky in October 2024
The longer nights of October provide more time to see the autumnal skies before the nights get chiller! It’s a great month for meteors, seeing the closest and brightest galaxy in our skies, and later in the month there’s a …
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.
What is the Enabling Technologies Programme?
The National Space Innovation Programme (NSIP) offers funding opportunities for high-risk, high-reward technologies and applications that strengthen the UK’s offering to the space sector. NSIP works to boost UK prosperity, drive innovation and capture market share. Under NSIP’s remit, the …
New projects to boost Earth Observation data capability
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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.
New Horizons for the UK in space
The UK Space Agency's Deputy CEO Chris White-Horne visited Egypt to attend the New Space Horizons Conference for Africa & the Middle East in El Alamein.
Game-changing life support system for Mars missions
The UK Space Agency backs breakthrough in life support technology, which could support long-duration missions and sustainable presence on the Moon and Mars.
The night sky in September
September is an exciting month for UK stargazers!
To Mars and beyond
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Connor Perkins, Posted on:
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Catalysing Investment, Space exploration, Space science
Funded by the UK Space Agency, a team from the University of Southampton is developing nuclear electric propulsion technology to push humanity further.