First British ‘GPS style’ satellite to transmit test signal
The UK Space Agency-funded test project will deliver the first UK-generated satellite navigation signal.
Britain starts production Skynet 6A satellite
Skynet is a family of military communications satellites built for the United Kingdom.
New Zealand warships to exercise with British carrier
Royal New Zealand Navy frigate HMNZS Te Kaha and replenishment tanker HMNZS Aotearoa will sail with HMS Queen Elizabeth and her Carrier Strike Group.
UK spending £9.5m on Titania communications satellite
It is hoped that 'Titania' will "accelerate the development and adoption of space-based optical communications" for the British Armed Forces.
UK aims to become ‘meaningful player in space’
The UK is planning to establish a new Space Command by Summer 2021.
New UK satellite propulsion test facility to open
The new centre will allow UK companies and academics to fire up and test engines at up to 1.5kN in high-altitude vacuum, an equivalent test altitude of 140,000ft.
Plans advance for first orbital rocket launch from UK soil
The project, known as the 'UK Pathfinder Launch', will see a satellite launched into orbit from Scotland in 2022.
Britain and UN sign space sustainability agreement
It is hoped that the agreement will help nations ensure that "outer space remains safe and sustainable for future generations".
New United Kingdom Space Commander named
The inaugural commander of the United Kingdom’s new Space Command has been announced as Air Commodore Paul Godfrey OBE who will be promoted to...
Spacewalk to fit British kit to International Space Station
Two astronauts will today undertake a spacewalk to install a revolutionary piece of British-funded tech on the International Space Station, marking the UK’s first major industrial contribution to the space station.
