UK Space Agency will pay a new CEO £125,000 to run non-existent space programme Also: NASA to send another astronaut up in a Soyuz, Mars Express has its head in the clouds Richard Speed Thu 11 Mar 2021 // 10:29 UTC Share Copy In brief Fancy a career change? Be quick, and the chief exec's desk at the UK Space Agency could be yours. The permanent full-time position with a salary of £125,000 is likely to be challenging as the UK seeks to maintain its position as a space-based international leader in the wake of ructions such as the country's departure from the EU. The agency is a tentacle of the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and the successful applicant "will have a proven ability to handle an intellectually challenging agenda that is high on the Prime Minister's list of priorities."