UK Invests in Homegrown Space Tech to Boost National Resilience

NewOrbit Urges Targeted UK Sovereign Allocation Toward Very Low Earth Orbit Capabilities Following £62M Government Space Funding – SatNews

On Tuesday, July 21, 2026, Reading-based satellite manufacturer NewOrbit welcomed the UK Government’s new £62 million funding package for the national space sector. Commenting on the strategic initiative outlined by […]

UK Commits £62M into Domestic Space Capabilities

The UK is putting money behind a simple proposition: It cannot afford to lease critical space capabilities.  The UK government announced £62M ($83.3M) in new funds Monday to develop domestic satcom and space technologies. The pitch is to foster dual-use capabilities that can both build commercial markets and enhance national security.  “Space is not just a scientific frontier; it is a strategic one,” Space Minister Liz Lloyd said at the Farnboro…

UK government to invest £62m into space tech industry

UK businesses, universities and researchers are to get access to more than £62m in government funding to develop homegrown space technologies. The UK businesses, universities and researchers are to get access to more than £62m in government funding to develop homegrown space technologies.

Government Offers £42m to Develop UK LEO Satellite Broadband and Comms Tech

The government’s UK Space Agency has today opened up the third funding round under their 4-year £160m Connectivity in Low Earth Orbit (C-LEO) programme, which is offering £42m to develop new satellite technologies and components to help supply “high-speed internet, communications and data services” around the world. Regular readers might recall that the first funding around under C-LEO committed £18m to three projects at the start of 2025 (here)…

Ministers hand UK space firms £62m to cut reliance on foreign tech

British businesses, universities and researchers can now bid for a share of more than £62 million in government funding to develop homegrown satellite communications and space technologies, in a push ministers say is needed to stop the UK becoming dangerously dependent on others for capabilities it cannot do without. The package, unveiled by Space Minister Liz Lloyd on Monday as a record-breaking Farnborough International Airshow opened its door…

UK invests in homegrown space tech to boost national resilience

British businesses, universities and researchers will receive access to more than £62 million in government funding to develop homegrown space technologies, boosting the UK’s national resilience and helping protect its independence in a strategically vital sector.   £62 million to develop homegrown satellite communications and space technologies.