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UK Space Agency

Also Known As UKSA
Space Agencies of Europe

The United Kingdom's civil space agency, established on 1 April 2010 and based at the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire. It manages the UK's civilian space activities, government space policy and budgets, and represents the country in international space negotiations.

Facts
Agency Type
National space agency 1
Founded Year
2010 1
Headquarters
Didcot, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom 1
Head
Rebecca Evernden (Director, appointed as the UK Space Agency reorganized into a directorate of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology in April 2026, succeeding Paul Bate). 1
Annual Budget
GBP 618.2 million for the 2024/25 fiscal year. 1
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1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • UK Space Agency, lead section
    The UK Space Agency (UKSA) is a unit within the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (DSIT), responsible for the United Kingdom's civil space programme.
  • UK Space Agency, infobox
    Founded: 1 April 2010 | Headquarters: Didcot, England, UK (Harwell Science and Innovation Campus) | Type: Space agency (executive agency)
  • UK Space Agency, infobox (budget field)
    {{currency|618.2|GBP}} million (2024/2025)
  • UK Space Agency, infobox (leader_name2 field)
    Rebecca Evernden
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