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Mission X – We have liftoff

April 3rd, 2013 | by UK Space Agency Admin

Schools across the country have been supported by Mission X Control at UK Space Agency to help launch astronaut training activities as part of the international fitness programme Mission X Train Like an Astronaut. British ESA Astronaut Major Tim Peake … Continue reading

The Buzz… of the job

December 7th, 2012 | by UK Space Agency Admin

It’s been a while since my last blog and a lot has happened since then. The diversity of opportunities which my role offers is something I never tire of, and never take for granted and I hope through the blog … Continue reading

Celebrating the use of Space to enrich teaching and learning in the UK

October 4th, 2012 | by Jane MacArthur

The first UK Space Education Office (ESERO-UK) conference took place in September 2012. Around 100 delegates descended on the National STEM centre in York, with representatives from many organisations throughout the UK that provide support to teachers and students in … Continue reading

Tonight I wish to lose myself among the stars

September 26th, 2012 | by Emma Lord

Welcome back to the UK Space Agency blog. It’s almost the end of September (around 3 months to Christmas as I write!), the school holidays are over and most people are back at work or school. I hope everyone managed … Continue reading

Curiosity: Was Mars ever – or is it still – the “abode of life”?

August 20th, 2012 | by Anu Ojha

Like millions of others around the world, I was glued to NASA TV in the early hours of Monday morning waiting to see if NASA’s Curiosity mission – a one-tonne rover vehicle that had endured a half-billion kilometre journey over … Continue reading