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UKspace is the official trade association of the UK space industry and has been its leading voice for over 35 years. We represent the interests of industry with the UK government, parliament and national and international stakeholders. To achieve the best business framework to promote growth, UKspace works alongside the ADS, techUK, UK Space Agency, Innovate UK, Satellite Applications Catapult, Satellite Finance Network, Ofcom and government departments.
Overview
Location
United Kingdom, England, East Hampshire
Employees
1-10
Founded date
1990
Mentions in press and media 9
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| Aug 20, 2025 | UK Space Agency to Be Absorbed Into DSIT Under New Plans | Under new plans from the UK Government, the UK Space Agency will become a part of the Department for Science, Innovation, and Technology (DSIT) in a move to cut duplication, reduce bureaucracy, and put public accountability at the heart of ... |
| Feb 9, 2024 | New Funding Seeks to Make Satellites More Sustainable | The package includes a £2 million upgrade to the Satellite Applications Catapult’s In-Orbit Servicing and Manufacturing (IOSM) facility at the Westcott Space Cluster in Aylesbury. The facility will provide unique capabilities in the UK wher... |
| Oct 25, 2023 | UK Space Agency Launches Two Accelerators for Entrepreneurs | The UK Space Agency, in partnership with Entrepreneurial Spark, and Exotopic, will be running two new LEO (Low Earth Orbit) and GEO (Geostationary Orbit) accelerator programmes. Already a leading accelerator in the UK space startup ecosyste... |
| Sep 14, 2023 | Going Up: Why U.K. Spaceports Are Attracting VC Capital | The Orbex Prime rocket. Spaceports and launchers are opening up new entrepreneurial opportunities in ... [+] the UK space industryOrbex |
| Apr 11, 2023 | UKspace Launches New Awareness Campaign | A new campaign, supported by former British astronaut Tim Peake, and featuring an astronaut in full white space suit practicing medicine, farming and using a smartphone, has launched today to highlight the impact of space on UK jobs, skills... |
| Oct 3, 2022 | Max Q: Hubble hubble, toil and trouble | Hello and welcome back to Max Q. I hope all of our Florida readers stayed safe during Hurricane Ian — thinking of you guys. In this issue: How the Space Coast braced for the storm Humans: 1, Asteroids: 0 News from Astra, Firehawk Aerospace ... |
| Jun 3, 2021 | Addressing the digital divide and inequality: A road to equitable COVID-19 vaccine delivery | Email Share Tweet Share Comment © Photo: World Bank / Henitsoa Rafalia This blog is from a series on digital safeguards and enablers for COVID-19 vaccine delivery. Digital technologies, including mobile technologies, are facilitating every ... |
| Apr 24, 2017 | First Australian-built satellites launched in 15 years | PhD student Ben Southwell working on the loaf-sized UNSW-ECO satellite at AITC. Source: UNSW, author provided By Andrew Dempster, UNSW The first Australian-built satellites to be launched in 15 years recently took off from Cape Canaveral in... |
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FAQ about UKspace
When was UKspace founded?
UKspace was founded in 1990.
What has the press written about UKspace?
Parsers VC has collected 9 articles mentioning UKspace, among them “UK Space Agency to Be Absorbed Into DSIT Under New Plans” (Aug 20, 2025) and “New Funding Seeks to Make Satellites More Sustainable” (Feb 9, 2024).
Is UKspace still active?
Yes, UKspace is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Sep 30, 2025.