The Comet Interceptor space mission led by UCL has been selected as the first €150M mission for the European Space Agency’s new fast-class mission in its Cosmic Vision Programme, intended to launch in 2028 with the UCL-led ARIEL mission.
Comet Interceptor: ESA selects new mission to an ancient world
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🚀 That’s a wrap on the UK Space Conference 2025 — what a jam-packed week it has been for the SPAN Project Office as we've been working out of Manchester this whole week!
31 July 2025
Key updates from the UK Space Agency’s ESA Policy & Operations (EOP) Team, along with a personal message to the community from Professor Carole Mundell, ESA’s Director of Science.
14 July 2025
The UK Space Academic Network (SPAN) is pleased to announce that Professor Anna Hogg has been nominated to serve as its next Co-Chair.