Archived government news
November 2017
Event to help the public sector embrace space a success Tuesday, 28 November 2017
UK space launch programme receives £50 million boost in Government’s Indust… Monday, 27 November 2017
New education programme to build on success of Tim Peake mission Thursday, 23 November 2017
‘Space Emergency Service’ gains international award Friday, 17 November 2017
Boost for space incubators during Global Entrepreneurship Week Friday, 17 November 2017
2018 will be the Year of Engineering Thursday, 16 November 2017
Space launch plans tour the UK Monday, 13 November 2017
New UK projects look at the impact of spaceflight on the human body Wednesday, 08 November 2017
New funding for exciting STEM education projects Monday, 06 November 2017
October 2017
Initial £3 million awarded for UK leadership of new space science mission S… Monday, 30 October 2017
UK scientists part of astronomical landmark result Monday, 16 October 2017
Exploration Education and Outreach Grants Awarded Monday, 16 October 2017
Sentinel-5P successfully launched to monitor world’s pollution Friday, 13 October 2017
World Space Week: International Partnership Programme (IPP) Wednesday, 04 October 2017
UK collaboration at the International Astronautical Congress Tuesday, 03 October 2017
September 2017
Cassini: an incredible journey of exploration Thursday, 14 September 2017
August 2017
Bids for government funding prove strong interest in LaunchUK Friday, 18 August 2017
July 2017
UK space companies to develop international partnerships to tackle global d… Monday, 31 July 2017
Saturn surprises as Cassini continues its Grand Finale Tuesday, 25 July 2017
Status update for record breaking UK-Algeria CubeSat mission AlSat Nano Monday, 24 July 2017
From the first global TV broadcast to the future of satellite telecommunica… Friday, 21 July 2017
Sentinel-5 Precursor satellite ready for launch Thursday, 20 July 2017
Space entrepreneurs of the future enter Dragons’ Den Friday, 14 July 2017
June 2017
Plato mission brings opportunities for UK space sector Tuesday, 20 June 2017
UK Space Conference 2017 is a huge success Wednesday, 14 June 2017
April 2017
Cassini spacecraft poised for ‘Grand Finale’ Wednesday, 26 April 2017
Landmark for Centre for Earth Observation Instrumentation (CEOI) Friday, 21 April 2017
March 2017
SatelLife competition winners announced Monday, 20 March 2017
Funding awarded to schemes to support space entrepreneurs Friday, 10 March 2017
UK Space Agency announces new Chief Executive Wednesday, 01 March 2017
February 2017
Launch UK brings together UK commercial space sector Tuesday, 21 February 2017
UK company delivers first Euclid flight hardware Tuesday, 07 February 2017
January 2017
Competition to uncover space entrepreneurs of tomorrow Tuesday, 31 January 2017
UK Space Agency funds satellite solutions for developing countries Thursday, 26 January 2017
December 2016
UK at the forefront of NASA's CYGNSS mission Thursday, 22 December 2016
UK space sector continues to grow, outlook bright Thursday, 08 December 2016
October 2016
UK wins European space innovation competition Wednesday, 26 October 2016
That’s a wrap: Principia post-flight tour comes to an end Wednesday, 26 October 2016
Space exploration education and outreach grants awarded Friday, 14 October 2016
September 2016
End of an era: UK’s role in European Rosetta mission now complete Friday, 30 September 2016
Launch success for AlSat Nano Wednesday, 28 September 2016
Boost for UK satellite technology and data for businesses Tuesday, 13 September 2016
AlSat Nano shipped for launch Tuesday, 06 September 2016
Finding Philae Monday, 05 September 2016
Space for Smarter Government (SSGP) winners announced Friday, 02 September 2016
August 2016
AlSat Nano ready for launch Wednesday, 31 August 2016
July 2016
UK Space Agency invests in major R&D Projects Tuesday, 26 July 2016
UK National Space Propulsion Facility Tuesday, 12 July 2016
June 2016
Tim Peake returns to Earth Tuesday, 21 June 2016
LISA Pathfinder exceeds expectations Tuesday, 07 June 2016
May 2016
SSTL delivers 22nd Galileo payload Monday, 16 May 2016
Showcasing a Climate Data Exploration Demonstrator Monday, 09 May 2016
Providing a seemless supply of climate data from space Wednesday, 04 May 2016
April 2016
ESA astronaut Tim Peake controls British-built rover from space Friday, 29 April 2016
March 2016
Nurturing regional industry through business incubation support Friday, 18 March 2016
Mars launch heralds start of UK’s search for life on red planet Monday, 14 March 2016
A perfectly still laboratory in space Friday, 11 March 2016
February 2016
Freefall achieved on LISA Pathfinder Thursday, 25 February 2016
UK and United Arab Emirates increase collaboration in space Wednesday, 24 February 2016
Europe’s historic comet lander faces eternal hibernation Thursday, 18 February 2016
UK celebrates launch of climate and ocean-monitoring satellite Tuesday, 16 February 2016
Gravitational waves herald new era of physics and astronomy Thursday, 11 February 2016
January 2016
UK company selected to provide subsystem for ExoMars 2018 mission Wednesday, 27 January 2016
EO data to play greater role in rural and environmental services Wednesday, 13 January 2016
December 2015
UK celebrates successful launch of astronaut Tim Peake Tuesday, 15 December 2015
National Space Policy: science fiction in to science fact Sunday, 13 December 2015
LISA Pathfinder en route to gravitational wave demonstration Friday, 04 December 2015
LISA Pathfinder set for launch Tuesday, 01 December 2015
November 2015
UK poised to wave astronaut Tim Peake on his journey to space Friday, 06 November 2015
October 2015
Crash detection tech wins UK round of space business competition Tuesday, 27 October 2015
UKube-1 completes mission Tuesday, 27 October 2015
September 2015
Countdown to launch: new UK Principia website now live Friday, 18 September 2015
Galileo taking flight: Ten satellites now in orbit Friday, 11 September 2015
Astro Academy: Principia kit arrives at ISS Friday, 04 September 2015
August 2015
Star surveyor completes first year of science observations Friday, 28 August 2015
July 2015
UK-led Rosetta instrument successfully sniffed 67P Thursday, 30 July 2015
Prime Minister announces space partnerships with south-east Asia Tuesday, 28 July 2015
UK and South African Space Agencies to increase collaboration Friday, 24 July 2015
Burgeoning space sector showcased at UK Space Conference Wednesday, 22 July 2015
Astronaut Tim Peake to run UK students’ code on Space Station Tuesday, 14 July 2015
UK Space Agency brings astronaut’s mission to children across UK Tuesday, 14 July 2015
Winners announced: shortlist for Amateur Radio Calls to ISS Tuesday, 14 July 2015
UK space industry boosted: major new space facilities launched Thursday, 09 July 2015
UK vision: research in space environments and human spaceflight Monday, 06 July 2015
June 2015
Europe launches second Copernicus environmental satellite Wednesday, 24 June 2015
European space agencies step up space surveillance and tracking Wednesday, 17 June 2015
May 2015
Making the UK the place for space Wednesday, 20 May 2015
Rocket Science: turning UK children into space biologists Monday, 18 May 2015
UK-built tech brings Europe’s Mercury mission closer to launch Friday, 15 May 2015
April 2015
Black hole winds pull the plug on star formation Wednesday, 01 April 2015
March 2015
UK Space Propulsion Competition fuels innovative new concepts Friday, 27 March 2015
First round of international space partnerships announced Thursday, 26 March 2015
British astronaut invites UK students on space mission Wednesday, 25 March 2015
Europe's Earth observation programme maximised by UK data hub Tuesday, 24 March 2015
Astronaut issues challenge for UK students to “make that call” Friday, 20 March 2015
£1.67 million awarded to planetary exploration projects Thursday, 19 March 2015
From Stevenage to the Sun Monday, 16 March 2015
Waiting for a signal from Philae Monday, 16 March 2015
CubeSats to provide telecomms through international partnership Friday, 13 March 2015
Building on the UK’s success in space Thursday, 12 March 2015
UK Space Agency’s second CubeSat mission is taking shape Thursday, 05 March 2015
February 2015
Principia grant scheme Thursday, 19 February 2015
ESA call for proposals: second small class mission (S2) Friday, 06 February 2015
First stars were born late Friday, 06 February 2015
January 2015
The search for Philae Friday, 30 January 2015
Materials advances in Space Tuesday, 27 January 2015
Does human space flight influence the uptake of STEM subjects? Monday, 26 January 2015
July 2014
Rosetta’s comet ‘sweats’ two glasses of water a second Tuesday, 01 July 2014