The UK Space Agency has committed £17 million through its National Space Innovation Programme to 17 projects selected from roughly 560 submissions, aiming to accelerate commercialisation and regional space clusters. Recipients include a University of Leicester/TWI programme to develop the UK’s first in‑orbit robotic welding capability for satellite repair and manufacture.
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The UK Space Agency awarded £17m to 17 projects from about 560 proposals under its National Space Innovation Programme; awards include a University of Leicester/TWI effort to develop in‑orbit robotic welding for satellite repair and manufacturing.
The grants expand the UK’s commercial space activity and capability stack, complementing recent UK awards for in‑orbit services and sovereign space surveillance such as the Orbit Fab ASTRAL award (in‑orbit refuelling) and Spaceflux’s UK surveillance contracts (sovereign SDA): https://hype.aero/?story=b6b49037-ee52-4a78-ab6b-59117652a521 https://hype.aero/?story=804539a6-1c76-403b-8bc2-e97f1cce00f4
The funding arrives amid scrutiny of the UK space funding landscape and institutional change, which frames how continuity and scale of support for commercialisation will develop: https://hype.aero/?story=46a48582-e091-45cc-ab90-72c4540bc016 https://hype.aero/?story=fd46bced-8260-4c47-9091-194458c37fdd
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