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5 Nov 2012
UK Space Agency and Science & Technology Facilities Council invite you to The ESA Technology Transfer Network SpaceTech2012 event, the premier UK event linking the unique world of space research with successful commercial business development.
29 Oct 2012
This image indicates the direction for our exploration of space over the next 50 years. It shows the final stages of the Gaia payload module integration.
29 Oct 2012
The UK Satellite Navigation Competition, sponsored by the UK Space Agency, has crowned “Travel Time” as the best new use of satellite data from this year’s competition.
29 Oct 2012
The International Space Innovation Centre (ISIC), Satellite Applications Catapult, MetOffice and UK Space Agency are organising simultaneous Space Solutions ‘Hackathons’ at the Electron Building, on the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, near Oxford and at the MetOffice, Exeter.
26 Oct 2012
The UK Space Agency is making £1.1M available in support of projects to further explore our neighbouring planet Mars and keep the UK at the forefront of ESA’s Aurora Programme – a European long-term plan for the robotic and human exploration of the solar system.
26 Oct 2012
The winners of the prestigious Sir Arthur Clarke Awards were announced today (26th October 2012) at an awards ceremony at the House of Lords. Each award was presented to its winner by UK impressionist Jon Culshaw, an avid amateur astronomer and a contributor to Sky at Night and Stargazing Live. The awards recognize notable contributions to the UK space sector.
22 Oct 2012
This Advanced Land Observing Satellite (ALOS) image shows an area with extensive agricultural use in western Russia. Roads and rivers can be seen cutting through the cropland.
17 Oct 2012
Galileo is the satellite navigation system currently being built by the European Union and the European Space Agency.
16 Oct 2012
The UK Space Agency will be sending out an electronic holiday card this December and that card could be carrying your design.
12 Oct 2012
Europe's second pair of fully operational Galileo satellites was successfully launched today (12 October 2012) from the European spaceport in French Guiana, South America.
