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The space industry signals from UK: 80 in the last 90 days

Region: UK · latest 31 Oct 2026

80 signals in the space industry carried the tag UK in the last 90 days, out of 228 in the last thirteen months. October 2026 had 33 signals against an average of 22 for Jul to Sept: up 50%. Named most often: Open Cosmos (6), Orbex (5), SpaceX (5). Below: the count per month, the companies named most, and the latest headlines with outlet and date. Frontier Tech Intelligence reads 100+ sources in eleven languages every day and tags every signal it extracts.

Signals per month

12May
14Jun
19Jul
12Aug
35Sept
33Oct
0Nov

October 2026 had 33 signals against an average of 22 for Jul to Sept: up 50%. The current month is partial.

The latest headlines

  1. UK Ministry of Defence awards £15 million contract for Project LEDA to protect satellitesSpace24 · LEDA
  2. Astroscale’s UK subsidiary won a £15 million UK Ministry of Defence contract for Project LEDA.European Spaceflight · Astroscale
  3. SaxaVord Spaceport finalised a £60 million public-private funding deal.Satellite Evolution
  4. Astroscale became prime contractor for the UK Ministry of Defence’s LEDA orbital-defense program.Via Satellite · Astroscale
  5. Shield Space launched the UK Space Superiority Coalition.Payload
  6. EasyJet agreed to deploy SpaceX's Starlink in-flight connectivity across its Airbus fleet.Via Satellite · Airbus, SpaceX
  7. Virgin Media O2 demonstrated Starlink satellite coverage in remote north Wales.Data Center Dynamics · SpaceX
  8. AST SpaceMobile is advancing readiness for initial space-based cellular broadband coverage in five markets before the end of 2026.Satellite Evolution · AST SpaceMobile
  9. UK Space Agency opens USB grant call for emissions monitoring with up to £2 millionElectronics Weekly
  10. ClearSpace UK plans to make its space-debris removal mission operational in 2029.The Register · ClearSpace UK

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Named most often, last 90 days

6Open Cosmos5Orbex5SpaceX4Astroscale4ClearSpace4HyImpulse4Rocket Factory Augsburg2ClearSpace UK

UK elsewhere

AI infrastructure 239Humanoid robotics 5Robotics 73

The space industry by region

U.S./North America 1,048EU / Europe 789Global 499East Asia 140China 124UK 80India / South Asia 44Pacific 34MENA 32Latin America 17Africa 10

Questions this page answers

How much the space industry activity came from UK in the last 90 days?

80 the space industry signals from UK in the last 90 days, 228 in the last thirteen months. October 2026 had 33 signals against an average of 22 for Jul to Sept: up 50%. Per month: May 12, Jun 14, Jul 19, Aug 12, Sept 35, Oct 33, Nov 0. Frontier Tech Intelligence, from 100+ sources.

Which the space industry companies were named most in uk signals recently?

Named most in the last 90 days: Open Cosmos (6), Orbex (5), SpaceX (5), Astroscale (4), ClearSpace (4).

What are the latest the space industry signals from UK?

UK Ministry of Defence awards £15 million contract for Project LEDA to protect satellites (Space24, 31 Oct 2026) Astroscale’s UK subsidiary won a £15 million UK Ministry of Defence contract for Project LEDA. (European Spaceflight, 29 Oct 2026) SaxaVord Spaceport finalised a £60 million public-private funding deal. (Satellite Evolution, 29 Oct 2026)

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