Mission Feasibility Studies – Spacecraft Life Extension Service Demonstration
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
Key facts
- Buyer
- Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
- Category
- Other
- Deadline
- 24 days left
- Value
- £2,100,000
- Published
- 30/10/2026
- Source
- Find a Tender
In short
The UK Space Agency is funding three Phase 0 or A mission feasibility studies for an in orbit spacecraft life extension service demonstration. Contractors will develop mission concepts for rendezvous, proximity operations, and docking capabilities.
Written by a model from the notice text. The official notice is the authority.
From the notice
This is one of two concurrent procurements being progressed, the other being for In-Orbit Manufacturing (IOM) Maturation Research & Development Projects. Please see the respective notice on Find a Tender: • Title: In-Orbit Manufacturing (IOM) Maturation Research & Development Projects The UK Space Agency is launching a Contracts for Innovation competition to fund approximately three Phase 0/A mission feasibility studies examining credible options for a potential future in-orbit demonstration of a Rendezvous, Proximity Operations and Docking (RPOD)-enabled spacecraft Life Extension service. T…