The government has announced funding a number of UK projects developing technologies for future space science missions.

The Technology for Space Science call is a joint initiative between the UK Space Agency’s National Space Technology Programme and the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), part of UK Research and Innovation.

A total of £455,000 has gone to the 10 projects across the UK.

“The UK’s space and satellite technology sector is already worth over £16 billion and growing fast,” said science minister George Freeman. “As well as our ground-breaking leadership on projects like the James Webb Telescope and Solar Orbiter missions, our UK Space Agency is supporting hundreds of SMEs developing cutting edge technology.”

Freeman added: “From miniature atomic clocks and tiny digitally-controlled mirrors that help channel light into moving spacecraft, to new space weather detectors to help warn of devastating solar storms, these new projects will ensure the UK continues to grow as a global science superpower.”

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