United Kingdom, Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories
Headquarters
Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, Wiltshire 51°34′00.6″N1°47′6″W / 51.566833°N 1.78500°W / 51.566833; -1.78500
Minister responsible
Michelle Donelan (Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology)
Chief Executive
Paul Bate
Deputy Chief Executive
Ian Annett[1]
Owner
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Annual budget
£469 million (2019/2020)[2]
Website
gov.uk/uksa
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;[3][4] it represents the United Kingdom in all negotiations on space matters.[5][6] The Agency "[brings] together all UK civil space activities under one single management".[3] It is based at the former BNSC headquarters in Swindon, Wiltshire.[5][7][8]
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^UK Space Agency Annual Report and Accounts 2019 to 2020(PDF), retrieved 25 March 2021
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