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ESA Director General Jean-Jacques Dordain and Rt. Hon. David Willetts, Minister for Universities and Science, unveiled a commemorative plaque marking the inauguration of Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd’s new state-of-the-art Kepler technical facility.
After an impressive two and a half years of operation, Planck’s High Frequency Instrument has finally exhausted its onboard coolant gases and reached the end of its very successful mission.
Professor Richard Crowther, Chief Engineer at the UK Space Agency, talking about the problem of space debris in an episode of Blue Peter.
New views of star-birth in the Pillars of Creation
The European Space Agency's Herschel Space Observatory has made observations at far infrared wavelengths toward one of the most iconic images in astronomy: the “Pillars of Creation”
The region around the Pillars in the stunning Hubble Space Telescope image of these three towering pillars of gas and dust, originally taken in 1995, has now been re-observed with Herschel.
UK Space Agency launches one stop shop for jobs in space
The UK Space Agency has launched a space jobs feed on its website.
Visitors can now view a job listings board and link directly back to the recruitment pages of many of the UK’s innovative space companies.
European Satellites detect abundance of fresh water in the Arctic
European satellites show that a large dome of fresh water has been building up in the Arctic Ocean over the last 15 years.
Researchers from the Centre for Polar Observation & Modelling (CPOM) at University College London, and the National Oceanography Centre (NOC), made their discovery using ESA’s ERS-2 and Envisat satellites.
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.
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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.
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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.
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