UK Space Agency Newsletter: May 2014

The Great British Space Dinner The UK Space Agency has launched a competition for school children between the ages of 7 and 14 to design a British-inspired, balanced and exciting meal for British ESA astronaut Tim Peake to eat during his 6 month mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Read the full story... Size and health survey 2014 All organisations active in the UK who supply, or make use of, the space sector are invited to participate. The survey has historically split the space economy into upstream and downstream segments. The 2014 study is seeking to expand the scope to explicitly include space-enabled value-added applications (e.g. GPS location-based services, earth observation data processing, meteorology, mapping, etc.). If you believe the survey is relevant for your organisation, we welcome your participation. Read the full story or complete the survey. Venus Express gets ready to take the plunge After eight years in orbit, Europe's Venus Express has completed routine science observations and is preparing for a daring plunge into the planet's hostile atmosphere. Read the full story... Other news CryoSat finds sharp increase in Antarctica's ice losses Dr Alice Bunn appointed UK Space Agency's Director of Policy Rosetta's target comet gets active Europe's biggest space business competition enters its 10th year Planck takes magnetic fingerprint of our Galaxy Top tweets Free attendance to the first ever workshop of the @UKCubeSatForum http://bit.ly/1nmwN0r The Great British Space Dinner: Design a meal fit for an astronaut! www.youtube.com/watch?v=1… http://bit.ly/1rSxLQL #spacedinner National Space Technology Strategy http://bit.ly/1qz3lFS Latest from YouTube

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