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January 23, 2021

The UK government has given £4.8m to five universities to work with SMEs on research and innovation in the space sector.

Government gives £4.8m to five universities to partner with SMEs on research and innovation in the space industry

April 23, 2018

The Universities of Leicester, Southampton, Surrey, Edinburgh and Open University have been given £4.8m by the government’s Connecting Capability Fund to fund research and innovation in the space industry. The universities are part of the Space […]

The UK government has announced plans to inject billions into the economy with the Space Industry Act

Space Industry Act to inject billions into UK economy, starting with satellite technology

March 21, 2018

Science Minister Sam Gyimah announced 15 March 2018 the Government’s plans to inject billions of pounds to the UK economy by fostering opportunities in the space sector. The move is also intended to create hundreds […]