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The Latest Breaking News from UK Space Agency

Final checks for UK's first rocket launch underway

Satellites are due to be launched into space on Monday night (January 9) from Cornwall Airport near Newquay

Wales Online

New date confirmed for Cornwall's first space launch which is days away

Virgin Orbit's Cosmic Girl is ready for launch as a new date for the UK's first ever satellite launch is confirmed

Birmingham Post

Cardiff aerospace firm backed by UK Space Agency for 'landmark' 2024 moonshot project

SmallSpark Space Systems has received £76,000 as part of a £2.7m package from UK Space Agency

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Space Scotland appoints inaugural executive director

New cluster manager also appointed, with more hires expected as the sector and organisation grows

Insider UK

British former Paralympian selected to become world’s first disabled astronaut

John McFall, from Surrey, who won a bronze medal in the 2008 Beijing Paralympics will take part in the space training corps as a ‘para-astronaut’

Evening Standard

New British astronaut announced by European Space Agency

Rosemary Coogan will begin her journey of training with ESA before being assigned a mission

Manchester Evening News

British paralympian on course to be Europe’s first disabled astronaut

Bronze medallist sprinter picked to join European Space Agency’s training corps

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Nasa’s Artemis 1 rocket blasts off to the moon

The uncrewed mission around the moon will pave the way for a crewed flight test and future human lunar exploration.

The Independent UK

Orbex to lead construction and management of Sutherland Spaceport

Forres-based business granted 50-year lease on the UK's first mainland vertical launch site

Insider UK

UK's first ever space launch edges closer as 'Cosmic Girl' lands in Cornwall

The UK's first ever horizontal satellite launch is set to boost opportunities for businesses and training

Birmingham Post

Glasgow students win £600,000 climate satellite design competition

The team now plans to use the prize money to build their satellite

Insider UK

Biggest rocket engine manufacturing facility in the UK opens in Lanarkshire

Skyrora specialises in space launch vehicles for small satellites

Daily Record

Skyrora opens the UK’s largest rocket engine factory in Cumbernauld

British space company gears up for launch, with production commencing on three rockets at new facility

Insider UK

All about the Virgin Orbit space launch from Cornwall that's just weeks away

The mission signifies a giant leap for Cornwall's ambitions to be ahead of the UK space race (Updated January 2023)

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Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit to launch next satellite from Cornwall in 2022

Launcher One takes off horizontally, carried aloft by a modified Boeing 747 aircraft

Birmingham Post

Space jobs in Wales more than double as sector employment grows across the UK

The first satellite developed in Wales is due launch this summer in a historic moment for the UK space industry

Insider UK

Scotland accounts for one fifth of UK space workforce after jobs boost

Figures from the UK Space Agency show Scotland has the highest proportion of its population employed in the sector compared to any other part of the UK

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Space Commission, UK Agency Sign MoU on Peaceful Use of Outer Space

The Saudi Space Commission (SSC) and the UK Space Agency signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for cooperation in the peaceful use of outer space. The agreement is aimed at providing a framework for cooperation in space activities, reviewing areas of common interest in the peaceful uses of space, and…

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UK to invest in 10 'space clusters' to support industry's growth

The UK Space Agency said the cash would support new and growing companies, and create jobs, across the country

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