UK Space Agency
Following the unexpected loss of contact with Envisat on 08 April 2012 the European Space Agency (ESA) has spent the last month trying to re-establish communication.
After more than ten years of work by more than 200 engineers, the Mid InfraRed Instrument (MIRI), a camera so sensitive it could see a candle on one of Jupiter’s moons, has been declared ready for delivery by the European Space Agency and NASA.
![A composite image showing [L-R] the icy moons Europa, Ganymede, & Callisto. Credit: NASA.](/assets/ukspaceagency/images/news/juice-1-three-icy-moons-312.jpg)
Jupiter’s icy moons are the focus of Europe’s next large science mission, as ESA announces the next of its L-class missions.
UKube-1 is Taking Shape
UKube-1, the programme to launch the UK Space Agency’s first Cubesat mission, has reached an important milestone.
Two payloads have now undergone pre-integration testing at Clyde Space’s facilities in Glasgow.
Haydon Wick Primary School Visit
Angel-Lee Richardson the winner of our Wiltshire wide Holiday Card competition received a visit from UK Space Agency staff at Haydon Wick Primary School in Swindon.
Angel and her classmates got to pick up and learn about moon rocks and meteorites in a special presentation.
New funding for martian science
The UK Space Agency has announced nine funding awards, totalling £2M, for science associated with Mars exploration.
This scheme will enhance the UK’s science capabilities; help us to understand the Martian environment and to search for traces of past and present life.
The UK Space Agency
The UK Space Agency is at the heart of UK efforts to explore and benefit from space. It provides funding for a range of programmes via programmes such as the National Space Technology Programme and FP7 and works closely with national and international academic, education and community partners.
Mission X 2012
I work in space
I’m an Executive Director of the National Space Centre in Leicester, and specifically responsible for the National Space Academy programme.
Outer Space Act Licensing
Apply for a licence under the Outer Space Act (OSA).
The OSA 1986 is the legal basis for the regulation of activities in outer space carried out by organisations or individuals established in the UK or one of its Overseas Territories or Crown Dependencies.
The European Space Education Resource Office (ESERO) uses space to enhance and support STEM teaching and learning in the UK.
The UK has a world-class capability across the Space sector. The UK Space Directory provides a listing of space organisations.
