MILAN — United Kingdom-based launch company Orbex announced that its business is folding after multiple attempts to stay solvent fell through.  The company announced Feb. 11 that it has filed […]

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Paul Bate is stepping down as CEO of the UK Space Agency at the end of March as it transitions from a standalone body into the British government’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.

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Space Forge said Dec. 31 it generated plasma aboard its first satellite, a milestone the British startup says shows it can create and maintain conditions needed to produce valuable semiconductor materials in LEO.

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London is the beating heart of global finance. Its banks, insurers and investors command influence far beyond our shores; its centers of research generate ideas of world-class quality. Yet when […]

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At the end of August, the U.K. government took the decision to fold the UK Space Agency (UKSA) into the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT). UKSA was created […]

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LONDON — United Kingdom-based space surveillance company Spaceflux hopes to introduce a catalog of space objects next year, one that could rival data kept by the United States Space Force […]

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New research released by the UK Space Agency underscores the country’s growing reliance on satellite technologies, which supported industries accounting for about 18% of national GDP.

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Magdrive plans to build a U.K. manufacturing facility and conduct on-orbit tests of electric plasma thrusters.

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London-based Sen unveiled a 4K livestream from cameras mounted on the International Space Station.

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SAN FRANCISCO – U.K. startup Astron Systems intends to develop a fully reusable two-stage rocket to transport about 360 kilograms to low-Earth orbit. “The main driver of cost and time […]

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CEO Frank Backes: ‘We're seeing a real surge of interest from countries that want to build their own sovereign SAR capabilities’

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Lockheed Martin and Rhea Group win $5 million in MoD awards

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Orbit Fab and ClearSpace see opportunities to work together on mission extension, transportation and other mobility and logistics services.

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As part of the trilateral security partnership known as AUKUS, a network of three space-tracking radars will be set up in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States.

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The UK’s SaxaVord Spaceport plans host orbital launches of HyImpulse Technologies rockets from late 2025.

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European space mission integrator Telespazio has bought British engineering and consultancy firm e2E to play a bigger role in plans to expand the U.K. satellite industry.

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In the near term, the London-based startup will offer services with an six-legged, 20-kilogram robot called Space Capable Asteroid Robotic-Explorer (SCARE-E).

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The European Union and the United Kingdom have reached a deal that will allow the UK to resume participation in the EU elements of the Copernicus Earth observation program.

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The United Kingdom will participate in a U.S. Space Command initiative focused on purchasing commercial space domain awareness data.

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One of the largest U.S. arms makers, Lockheed Martin, is seeing growing demand for space technologies from U.S. military allies overseas. But selling to these customers is becoming more difficult for American companies due to policy and security barriers, a senior executive said.

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An international project office that opened last year at ESA’s facility in the UK is advancing its preparations for the new phase of a global climate modelling initiative. Computational climate […]

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The UK Space Agency has announced over £50 million for UK companies to develop communication and navigation services for missions to the Moon. The new funding is part of the […]

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Scotland-based launch startup Skyrora is focused on making a first orbital launch attempt late next year, building on experience from a suborbital attempt in Iceland.

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The United Kingdom and South Korea have pledged not to conduct direct-ascent anti-satellite (ASAT) missile testing, throwing their weight behind the U.S.-driven initiative launched in April to promote peaceful and safe use of outer space. 

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