UK Space Agency
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | UKSA |
| Formed | 1 April 2010 |
| Type | Executive agency |
| Jurisdiction | United Kingdom, Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories |
| Headquarters | Didcot, England, UK 51°34′50.2″N 1°18′28.8″W / 51.580611°N 1.308000°W |
Minister responsible | Peter Kyle (Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology) |
| Chief Executive | Paul Bate |
| Deputy Chief Executives | Annelies Look and Chris White-Horne |
| Owner | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology |
| Annual budget | £469 million (2019/2020) |
| Website | gov |
The United Kingdom Space Agency (UKSA) is an executive agency of the Government of the United Kingdom, responsible for the United Kingdom's civil space programme. It was established on 1 April 2010 to replace the British National Space Centre (BNSC) and took over responsibility for government policy and key budgets for space exploration; it represents the United Kingdom in all negotiations on space matters. The Agency "[brings] together all UK civil space activities under one single management". It is based at the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus near Didcot, England.