Published by the European Space Agency, 13 July 2026 Neighbouring the European Space Agency’s UK site on the Harwell campus in Oxfordshire, the Space and Defence Gateway was opened by His Majesty at an event attended by ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher, UK ESA astronauts, and several other high-level representatives
By Angelique Chrisafis, Published by The Guardian, 13 July 2026 Ukraine and nine other countries including UK issue joint statement as leaders meet Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Paris Ukraine and nine other countries including the UK, Germany and France are to build a shared protection programme for Europe against ballistic missiles,
The SaxaVord Spaceport in Unst: Shetland News Published by Shetland News, 7 July 2026 THE FIRST rocket test flight could take place at SaxaVord Spaceport in Unst between August and early September. A launch window will be in place at the site, having been agreed with international, national and local
Published by The Yorkshire Post, 5 July 2026 Campaigners made their annual Independence Day protest near RAF Menwith Hill at the weekend. The event was organised by the Menwith Hill Accountability Campaign (MHAC) and Yorkshire Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) to draw attention to what they claim is a lack of accountability
Rendering of Applied Atomics “Star Reacher Network” satellite architecture that allows multiple spacecraft equipped with multimode propulsion to work in tandem. Credit: Applied Atomics By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 10 June 2026 Company opens Virginia office, announces $4 million pre-seed funding WASHINGTON — U.K.-based startup Applied Atomics has
By Alex Nadal, Published by Space News, 3 June 2026 Europe is rapidly rewriting its security architecture. Faced with Russian aggression, mounting doubts about long-term American commitment and growing pressure to shoulder more of its own defense burden, European states have embraced minilateralism: smaller, flexible coalitions built around shared strategic priorities and operational
Sutherland Spaceport Limited will be formally closed once liquidators are appointed (Image: Orbex) By Laura Pollock, Published by The National, 1 June 2026 THE company behind the Sutherland Spaceport project is to be wound up as part of a proposed sale of assets linked to collapsed rocket firm Orbex. The joint administrators of
By George Allison, Published by UK Defence Journal, 22 May 2026 A new software system designed to track threats to British satellites has reached operational status six months ahead of schedule, the Ministry of Defence has announced, as the UK also released the first images captured by its Noctis-1 military
