Notional depiction of space-based interception. Elements of this illustration were created in MidJourney, an artificial intelligence tool. Credit: THOR Design Studio By William J. Astore, Published by New Internationalist, 22 July 2026 As space becomes an increasingly vital arena for war, William J Astore tracks its increased militarization. ‘One point five trillion
Rebecca Evernden, director of the U.K. Space Agency, speaks at the Spacetide conference in Tokyo July 6. Credit: SpaceNews/Jeff Foust By Jeff Foust, Published by Space News, 14 July 2026 WASHINGTON — The British government is preparing to release a new space strategy that will provide a “whole-of-government” approach for
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
An artist’s conception shows Blue Origin’s Blue Moon Mark 1 lander lowering an Astrolab rover to the lunar surface. (NASA Illustration) By Alan Boyle, Published by GeekWire, 26 May 2026 Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has won NASA’s nod to deliver crew-carrying rovers to the lunar surface as part
Goonhilly Earth Station By Oliver Vergnault, Publihed by Cornwall Live, 15 May 2026 The deal needs UK Government approval Cornwall's iconic space base Goonhilly Earth Station (GES) is set to be sold off to the Americans pending UK Government approval. GES, which is located on the Lizard Peninsula not far
Explosion demolishes part of the Soyuz launch infrastructure at the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana, April 2026. (Source: DW) By Ivan Khomenko, Published by United24, 25 April 2026 The European Space Agency (ESA) has dismantled key elements of the launch complex used for Russian Soyuz-ST rockets at the Kourou spaceport
From: UK Space Agency, 19 March 2026 UK businesses can today apply for a share of up to £14.7 million in funding from the UK Space Agency, unlocking new opportunities to develop cutting-edge space technologies and strengthen the UK’s industrial capability. The funding is available through the European Space Agency’s
The Esrange in Arctic Sweden has been the launch site for sub-orbital rockets. Photograph: Mattias Forsberg/SSC By Adrienne Murray & James Brooks, Published by The BBC, 24 February 2026 It's 04:00 on a snow-covered hill in Swedish Lapland, 120 miles (200km) north of the Arctic Circle. A countdown echoes from
