Question follow-through · 34724
UK Space Agency: Goonhilly Earth Station
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the UK Space Agency will renew funding to Goonhilly Earth Station for its bilateral pilot with the US when that funding runs out in March.
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 28 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 5 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 5 Mar 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
28 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the UK Space Agency will renew funding to Goonhilly Earth Station for its bilateral pilot with the US when that funding runs out in March.
5 Mar 2025
Target answer date
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5 Mar 2025
Answer published
The current contract between the UK Space Agency and Goonhilly Earth Station is worth up to £2 million this financial year (24/25) which includes £1.4million of funding towards the Deep Space Monitoring contract for Goonhilly to work with twelve unique mi...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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