Events
Welcome to the UK Space Agency's News and Events pages.
The UK Space Agency participates and organises exhibitions, conferences and events aimed at industry and academia in the space sector, students and educators, the general public, young people and policy makers. You can find details on all forthcoming and some recent events here.
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7 Feb 2012
Russia’s partnership with the UK: a new focus on growing high technology companies in Russia.
22 Dec 2011
Europe’s engagement with space is evolving rapidly, and the coming years and months will see a number of crucial steps. Space.eu builds on the hands-on experience of the network of space national contact points (NPCs), so it will be designed to meet practitioners’ real needs.
25 Nov 2011
20-23 March 2012, ESA/ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands
14 Nov 2011
Leading figures from within the Space Science and Technology sector meet at this annual conference to present the latest developments on a range of current and future space activities.
14 Nov 2011
This meeting concerns a simple but important question: Is our world a typical product of planetary formation processes, or does it exhibit an unusual combination of properties that were necessary preconditions for the emergence of intelligent life? Clearly, if there are any such prerequisites, they must be present on Earth even if they are extremely rare in the general population of planets.
3 Nov 2011
The UK Space Agency and its partners the Technology Strategy Board and the South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) are to invest up to £8.5m in collaborative R&D projects to stimulate innovation and growth across the space industry.
2 Nov 2011
This 1 day meeting will focus on establishing and promoting a clear and effective route for the exploitation of MEMS devices, originally developed for industrial applications, in space and, where applicable, vice versa.
28 Oct 2011
On 2nd November 2011 the European space innovation scene will gather in Harwell (UK) for the 6th edition of the European Space Agency (ESA) Investment Forum. Organised by Europe Unlimited and hosted by ESA’s Technology Transfer Programme Office (TTPO) and The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), this forum is an exceptional setting for exploring investment opportunities.
28 Oct 2011
The UK Space Agency is hosting an open meeting to discuss the UK’s involvement in future ESA exploration programmes. The UK Space Agency is starting a process to identify which ESA programmes it might join at next year's ESA Council of Ministers and we wish to provide the community, both industry and academia, with the opportunity to express their interests and priorities.
20 Oct 2011
Space projects can be more susceptible to some risks than terrestrial equivalents, and their
impact on the business can differ. In addition, there are certain risks specific to space
commerce. These result from their longer-term nature and the fact that they are conducted in
outer space. For example, commercial risks associated with the choice of technology can
have a greater impact in space where the technology cannot be readily changed after launch.
