United Kingdom Archives - SpaceNews https://spacenews.com/tag/united-kingdom/ Covering the business and politics of space Wed, 22 Oct 2025 21:31:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cropped-SN_forza_star-32x32.png United Kingdom Archives - SpaceNews https://spacenews.com/tag/united-kingdom/ 32 32 80681979 Europe must build its own critical infrastructure https://spacenews.com/europe-must-build-its-own-critical-infrastructure/ https://spacenews.com/europe-must-build-its-own-critical-infrastructure/#respond Thu, 23 Oct 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=557375 Europe, imaged by an Earth observation satellite. Credit: NASA / LANCE/EOSDIS Rapid Response team

Amazon Web Services, or AWS, is the largest cloud provider in the United Kingdom. It holds between 40 and 50% of the market for Infrastructure-as-a-Service, and its technology underpins the […]

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U.S., UK Space Commands execute first joint satellite maneuvers https://spacenews.com/u-s-uk-space-commands-execute-first-joint-satellite-maneuvers/ https://spacenews.com/u-s-uk-space-commands-execute-first-joint-satellite-maneuvers/#respond Thu, 18 Sep 2025 20:15:24 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=552413

The milestone operation marks an expansion of allied cooperation in the increasingly militarized space domain

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A steady space? Bringing stellar legal certainty to space issues https://spacenews.com/a-steady-space-bringing-stellar-legal-certainty-to-space-issues/ https://spacenews.com/a-steady-space-bringing-stellar-legal-certainty-to-space-issues/#respond Fri, 05 Sep 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=548718 Kubilius

A new space race is heating up across the pond — not to be the first to reach the moon, but to provide a credible and flexible legal framework capable […]

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Skyrora gets UK launch license as first flight likely slips to 2026 https://spacenews.com/skyrora-gets-uk-launch-license-as-first-flight-likely-slips-to-2026/ https://spacenews.com/skyrora-gets-uk-launch-license-as-first-flight-likely-slips-to-2026/#respond Mon, 04 Aug 2025 23:01:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=539356

Skyrora has become the first British company to secure a launch license from the U.K.’s Civil Aviation Authority, though a lack of available launch pads could push its first suborbital flight from SaxaVord Spaceport into 2026.

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Maxar Intelligence opens international headquarters in London https://spacenews.com/maxar-intelligence-opens-international-headquarters-in-london/ https://spacenews.com/maxar-intelligence-opens-international-headquarters-in-london/#respond Tue, 24 Sep 2024 12:05:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=506298

Maxar’s UK office will serve as the central hub for its international government business

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British financial advisor Citicourt & Co plots space venture capital fund https://spacenews.com/british-financial-advisor-citicourt-co-plots-space-venture-capital-fund/ https://spacenews.com/british-financial-advisor-citicourt-co-plots-space-venture-capital-fund/#respond Mon, 29 Jul 2024 20:36:23 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=497776

British financial advisor Citicourt & Co is looking to raise 100 million pounds ($129 million) in its first venture capital fund to invest in sustainability-focused space opportunities.

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European Space Agency to expand UK presence https://spacenews.com/european-space-agency-to-expand-uk-presence/ https://spacenews.com/european-space-agency-to-expand-uk-presence/#respond Tue, 23 Jul 2024 19:34:07 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=497527

The European Space Agency unveiled plans July 23 to expand its presence in the United Kingdom as the country announced 2.1 million pounds ($2.7 million) of funding for programs tackling space industry skills gaps.

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Astroscale unlocks remaining space agency funds to de-orbit OneWeb satellite https://spacenews.com/astroscale-unlocks-remaining-space-agency-funds-to-de-orbit-oneweb-satellite/ https://spacenews.com/astroscale-unlocks-remaining-space-agency-funds-to-de-orbit-oneweb-satellite/#respond Mon, 22 Jul 2024 16:22:47 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=497421

Astroscale has received the remaining government funds needed for a 2026 demo mission to remove a defunct OneWeb broadband satellite from low Earth orbit.

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U.S. Space Force chief emphasizes international partnerships https://spacenews.com/u-s-space-force-chief-emphasizes-international-partnerships/ https://spacenews.com/u-s-space-force-chief-emphasizes-international-partnerships/#respond Wed, 17 Jul 2024 20:31:50 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=497231

Saltzman: Integration with allies "is not just a good idea. It's part of U.S. policy."

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Ramon.Space creates UK space computing engineering hub https://spacenews.com/ramon-space-creates-uk-space-computing-engineering-hub/ https://spacenews.com/ramon-space-creates-uk-space-computing-engineering-hub/#respond Tue, 16 Jul 2024 18:59:30 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=497112

Ramon.Space is setting up an engineering hub in the United Kingdom to help grow its space computing technology business globally, the California-based company announced July 16.

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Scottish Government Launch Ambitious Scottish Space Strategy https://spacenews.com/scottish-government-launch-ambitious-scottish-space-strategy/ Wed, 20 Oct 2021 12:00:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=84873 Ambitious plan aims to create 20,000 jobs. A new strategy to secure a £4 billion share of the global space market for the Scottish economy has been published. The Scottish Space […]

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Orbex statement: National Space Strategy – establishing the UK as a leader in small satellite launches https://spacenews.com/orbex-statement-national-space-strategy-establishing-the-uk-as-a-leader-in-small-satellite-launches/ Tue, 28 Sep 2021 12:00:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=84697 Yesterday the UK government unveiled its National Space Strategy, which sets out long-term plans to strengthen the UK’s status as a world-class space nation. Please find below a statement from Orbex […]

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Prestwick Spaceport Moves Closer TO Lift Off WIth Astraius Partnership https://spacenews.com/prestwick-spaceport-moves-closer-to-lift-off-with-astraius-partnership/ Wed, 22 Sep 2021 12:00:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=84645 Prestwick Spaceport has secured a launch partner for its spaceport development in a landmark deal that will boost Scotland’s space industry ambitions and create an important strategic asset for the […]

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Orbex: Space Hub Sutherland: All systems go for UK Pathfinder launch https://spacenews.com/orbex-space-hub-sutherland-all-systems-go-for-uk-pathfinder-launch/ Tue, 14 Sep 2021 12:00:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=84554 Sstatement from Orbex as the Scottish Land Court has given the green light to the development of the Space Hub in Sutherland – which is the set to become the […]

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Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space 64th session: UK statement on space and sustainable development https://spacenews.com/committee-on-the-peaceful-uses-of-outer-space-64th-session-uk-statement-on-space-and-sustainable-development/ Mon, 30 Aug 2021 12:00:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=84419 Chair, Distinguished Delegates, Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space 64th session: UK statement on space and sustainable development The United Kingdom is pleased to address the Committee on […]

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The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) Platinum Sponsor for SpaceAM https://spacenews.com/the-science-and-technology-facilities-council-stfc-platinum-sponsor-for-spaceam/ Thu, 05 Aug 2021 12:00:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=84248 Fluency Marketing is excited to announce the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) as platinum sponsor of SpaceAM, which takes place at Leicester Racecourse, UK, on 14th and 15th September […]

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Space scientists reveal secret behind Jupiter’s ‘energy crisis’ https://spacenews.com/space-scientists-reveal-secret-behind-jupiteraeurs-aeurenergy-crisisaeur/ Thu, 05 Aug 2021 12:00:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=84249 New research published in Nature has revealed the solution to Jupiter’s ‘energy crisis’, which has puzzled astronomers for decades. Space scientists at the University of Leicester worked with colleagues from the Japanese […]

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Civil Aviation Authority becomes UK space regulator https://spacenews.com/civil-aviation-authority-becomes-uk-space-regulator/ Thu, 29 Jul 2021 12:00:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=84209 As of today, the UK Civil Aviation Authority has taken up its role as the UK’s space regulator, alongside our ongoing regulation of civil aviation. We wanted to send a […]

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WEAVE Gets Primed For On-Sky Commissioning https://spacenews.com/weave-gets-primed-for-on-sky-commissioning/ Tue, 13 Jul 2021 12:00:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=84093 All the main components of the William Herschel Telescope Enhanced Area Velocity Explorer (WEAVE) – the positioner, fibres, spectrograph and detectors – have now arrived on La Palma and are […]

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AstroAgency and SSLC secure UK Space Agency funding https://spacenews.com/astroagency-and-sslc-secure-uk-space-agency-funding/ Wed, 18 Nov 2020 12:00:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=82946 A strategic marketing firm working exclusively across the international space sector has been awarded a development grant from the UK Space Agency to establish a space hub on behalf of […]

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NA62 experiment at CERN reports first evidence for ultra-rare process that could lead to new physics https://spacenews.com/na62-experiment-at-cern-reports-first-evidence-for-ultra-rare-process-that-could-lead-to-new-physics/ Sat, 01 Aug 2020 12:00:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=82404 Scientists at CERN have reported on their first significant evidence for a process predicted by theory, paving the way for searches for evidence of new physics in particle processes that […]

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Go-ahead for Space Hub Sutherland starts countdown to launch of Orbex Prime from Scotland https://spacenews.com/go-ahead-for-space-hub-sutherland-starts-countdown-to-launch-of-orbex-prime-from-scotland/ Fri, 26 Jun 2020 12:00:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=82250 The first orbital spaceflight from the United Kingdom has come a step closer following the Highland Council’s decision to give the go-ahead for the Space Hub Sutherland spaceport. Orbex, the […]

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New US-UK Agreement Boosts UK’s Spaceport Plans https://spacenews.com/new-us-uk-agreement-boosts-uks-spaceport-plans/ Wed, 17 Jun 2020 12:00:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=82194 The UK and US governments have signed a new agreement paving the way for US companies to operate from UK spaceports and export space launch technology.UK Ambassador Dame Karen Pierce […]

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UK space sector gets a boost with the installation of a giant new satellite test chamber https://spacenews.com/uk-space-sector-gets-a-boost-with-the-installation-of-a-giant-new-satellite-test-chamber/ Wed, 17 Jun 2020 12:00:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=82205 The UK’s space industry has received a major piece of new equipment to help get larger, more complex satellites ready for launch. A 16m long space test chamber, amongst the giants of Europe, has been installed in the UK’s National Satellite […]

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