Space Academic Network

Network for UK academics in space research.
Academic innovation, growth and leadership in space research

[UK Space Agency @spacegovuk]

📢 Attention UK space companies!

Our Size and Health of the UK Space Industry 2025 survey is open!

Run by @SpaceEconomics , your responses will help us keep track of growth in our thriving UK space sector. 🚀

Have your say before 26 June 👉 https://t.co/DDps2GhHY8

[Space Academic Network @SPace_A_Network]

Members of our working group and wider SPAN team have contributed to the paper.  We thank you for your engagement and look forward to sharing the paper and its recommendations this morning.

The paper is now available on our website: https://t.co/VKYBtNvyt0
#spacedata
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[Space Academic Network @SPace_A_Network]

Today we are at the IoP to launch the SPAN Data and Analysis Working Group White Paper on Space Data Excellence in Growth: Space Data Infrastructure for a Competitive UK.  The paper has been written and led by Professor Nic Walton who chairs the SDAWG 1/2

[Space Academic Network @SPace_A_Network]

SPAN Co-chairs continued: Universities are central to strengthening industry capability, advancing new technologies and missions, and training the next generation of space professionals. 3/3

[Space Academic Network @SPace_A_Network]

Space firms to scale-up and thrive in Britain with government backing for bolder strategy https://t.co/t5YJAN0nuS
@SpaceCommExpo 1/3

[Space Academic Network @SPace_A_Network]

Co-chairs: Professor Mark Sims and Professor Anna Hogg said: The Space Academic Network (SPAN) welcomes the integrated One Government approach and looks forward to academia playing its full role in driving sector growth through sustained investment in research and development 2/3

[Space Academic Network @SPace_A_Network]

Happy Birthday Mark to Space Academic Network Co-chair 🎂 🎉 🎊

[Space Park Leicester @SpaceParkLeic]

Great to celebrate Professor Mark Sims’ 70th birthday last week with friends and colleagues 🎂

From space missions to shaping @SpaceParkLeic — Mark’s career has been nothing short of extraordinary.

Here’s to a lifetime of discovery & impact 🚀

#SpaceParkCommunity #UKSpace

[Space Park Leicester @SpaceParkLeic]

Our team from @SpaceParkLeic will feature prominently at the sold-out @UKSpaceAcademy Careers Conference, with keynote talks, industry insight and live demos of ESAT — our satellite operations simulator.

https://t.co/4tlg1eSJcd

#SpaceCareers #SpaceParkCommunity

[Space Park Leicester @SpaceParkLeic]

📸 Read the full story and see a gallery of images: https://t.co/XkZ8OPZM3E

[Space Academic Network @SPace_A_Network]

We were thrilled to help bring this visit to @uniofleicester SPAN co-chair Prof Mark Sims gave a presentation about SPAN. What a grand start to 2026!

[Space Park Leicester @SpaceParkLeic]

A brilliant visit to @SpaceParkLeic from leaders at @spacegovuk & @SciTechgovuk.

From @uniofleicester-built instruments on missions to Mercury, to future ambitions around space exploration and habitability, the conversation was firmly focused on what comes next for UK space.

[UK Space Agency @spacegovuk]

Want to help grow the UK's space talent? 🚀

Apply now to host an intern through the UK Space Agency's Skills for Space Internships Programme 2026, which offers paid, 8‑week placements for students. 🎓

Find out more and apply before 23 January 👉 https://t.co/Z23ISSWGQ5

[UK Space Agency @spacegovuk]

We're investing £17m into 17 innovative UK space projects through our NSIP programme.🚀

From quantum communications to AI-powered pollution tracking, these technologies will strengthen climate monitoring, connectivity, and national security.

Read more 👉 https://t.co/UJWa6Zh0tj

[UK Space Agency @spacegovuk]

Did you catch the launch of the UK-built @ESA climate mission #HydroGNSS at the weekend? 🚀🌍

That wasn't the only payload with UK involvement on the launch either! Have a read below for some of the other innovative missions onboard and now in orbit. 👇🛰️

[UK Space Agency @spacegovuk]

£1.7 billion investment in space. 🚀

The UK will invest £1.7 billion in @ESA programmes, driving economic growth, strengthening national security and supporting innovations in connectivity, infrastructure and public services.

[UK Space Agency @spacegovuk]

Ministers’ negotiations at #CM25 in Bremen, Germany, have now concluded. 🤝

So, what are some of the outcomes? 🧵 👇

#UKinESA

[European Space Agency @esa]

Our Ministerial Council starts today. Watch the first session live from 12.30 GMT/13.30 CET to know everything about ESA's future roadmap and budget. #CM25

📺https://t.co/M8wSNRVUUx

More details 👇 https://t.co/5tiGurtCK3

[European Space Agency @esa]

🔴 LIVE NOW: The first session of our Ministerial Council is live now until 16.30 GMT/17.30 CET on #ESAWebTV #CM25

📺 https://t.co/E4aFrlSLJm

[BBC Weather @bbcweather]

Aurora incoming! 🌌 A solar flare—likely the strongest of the solar cycle so far, according to NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center—has happened and could create visible auroras in northern regions.

Video: NOAA/SWFC

[UK Space Agency @spacegovuk]

Space is vital for solving some of the biggest challenges we face, including climate change. 🛰️

As #COP30 begins in Brazil today, we'll be showcasing how the UK is contributing towards the global effort to address the climate crisis. 🌍

[Copernicus EU @CopernicusEU]

🌎 Belém, capital of Pará 🇧🇷 and gateway to the Amazon, hosts the 30th @UN Climate Change Conference (#COP30) - the 1st ever in the region.

🛰 This #CopernicusEU Sentinel-2 image (12 Aug) contrasts lush rainforest 🌿 with the expanding city 🌆

🔗 https://t.co/Bj5oDEnLKD