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Information on how we are growing the UK’s satellite launch capability and spaceflight industry.
Guidance on submitting applications to fly drones within Restricted Airspace at Prisons and Young Offender Institutions, effective from 25 January 2024.
Learn about legislation and insurance requirements for UK spaceflight.
This treaty was presented to Parliament in October 2020.
Guidance for the maritime industry on the threat from aerial drones and potential response options.
Competition to run the first-ever aircraft flight powered by 100% sustainable aviation fuel between the UK and the US.
How spaceflight environmental objectives work and how the spaceflight regulator should interpret them when assessing applications.
Find out the third-party liability insurance requirements and operators’ indemnification obligations for licences issued under each Act.
This call for grant proposals is now closed.
This issue includes features on the space emergency service, a mission to remove space debris, and a celebration of the Cassini Huygens mission.
On the 8th February 2018, the UK Space Agency hosted its largest networking opportunity for the space applications community to meet other application developers, investors and funding bodies.
Find information on satellite licence fees for constellation operators (under the Outer Space Act 1986 and Space Industry Act 2018).
This Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) competition seeks proposals for novel and innovative solutions for screening and detection to protect the UK aviation system and wider borders.
How to apply for a licence to conduct a commercial spaceflight activity from the UK.
Information on how we use drones to obtain aerial images of accident sites.
The Space for Smarter Government Programme (SSGP) aims to increase awareness and stimulate uptake of space data and satellite applications in the public sector.
Liabilities and insurance requirements for commercial spaceflight to operate from the UK, as set out under the Space Industry Act 2018.
All of the information required to participate in the UK Space Agency's SatelLife Challenge 2018.
This treaty was presented to Parliament November 2015.
The UK Space Agency announces an opportunity to propose ideas for experiments for flight on the International Space Station, to provide further flight opportunities to the growing UK microgravity science community.
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