
The UK Space Agency is calling for collaborative proposals from academics and industry for science and technology projects that will support its goal of commercial planetary exploration missions.
The CREST (Collaborative Research in Exploration Systems and Technology) awards are for projects focused on preliminary technology development that would enable the UK to play a central role in future space missions, the UKSA has announced.
In the 2017 call, launched on 16 May, there will be three priority areas for funding.