in Defence / Space Posted 5 August 2022
The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and the UK Space Agency (UKSA) will investigate ways to collaborate more closely.
in Space / Events Posted 3 August 2022
Leaders from the UK Space industry gathered at the Westcott Space Cluster Expo last week to celebrate the exciting innovations within the Westcott Space Cluster, with specialised tours of the
in Space Posted 3 August 2022
A teenager from Derby has won a competition run by the UK Space Agency (UKSA) calling for innovative ideas on how satellites can improve life on Earth.
in Aerospace / Defence / Security / Space Posted 1 August 2022
BAE Systems have announced that Cressida Hogg will join the Board as a non-executive director and Chair designate, with effect from 1st November 2022, stating that subject to election at the Company’s Annual General Meeting next
in Aerospace / Defence / Space Posted 1 August 2022
Reading based Isotropic Systems has officially become ALL.SPACE today, as it also announces the arrival of the fifth generation of ground segment devices and the start of the ‘smart terminal’ which is moving into initial production for
in Space Posted 29 July 2022
Serco Europe has been awarded a new three-year contract (with two one-year extensions) by EUMETSAT – the European operational satellite agency for monitoring weather, climate and the environment from space.
in Space Posted 27 July 2022
Secured through the Space to Innovate Campaign – Bravo Drop, five innovative organisations have won funding to develop technologies that enhance the UK’s ability to safely operate in space.
in Space Posted 27 July 2022
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has launched a consultation for the public and businesses to have their say on the assessment of environmental effects made by both Virgin Orbit and
in Space / Events Posted 26 July 2022
A team from the University of Glasgow has won a government-run competition to develop a climate change satellite for launch from the UK.
in Defence / Space Posted 22 July 2022
Airbus and Northrop Grumman have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding covering their intention to address the UK Ministry of Defence’s (MoD) SKYNET Enduring Capability (SKEC) military satellite
in Space Posted 21 July 2022
Satellite Vu has commissioned a new clone of its original satellite in collaboration with Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) to double its data collection capacity.
in Space Posted 20 July 2022
Raytheon UK has entered into an agreement to acquire Northern Space and Security Ltd., or NORSS, a UK-based specialist in space domain awareness, orbital analysis, space surveillance and tracking.
in Aerospace / Defence / Security / Space / Events Posted 18 July 2022
Prime Minister Boris Johnson opened the Farnborough International Airshow (FIA) 2022 on Monday 18th July, marking the start of a milestone week for the both the UK and global aerospace, aviation, defence and space
in Space Posted 12 July 2022
The world’s largest and most sensitive dark matter experiment has come to life, moving closer to giving clues about one of the biggest mysteries of the universe, which has been supported by a talented British team funded by the Science and
in Space Posted 8 July 2022
Speqtre, an innovative secure communications cubesat, has passed a major milestone in its journey to space.
in Space Posted 7 July 2022
The Digital Manufacturing Centre (DMC) and the Satellite Applications Catapult have partnered towards establishing a national supply chain for advanced manufacturing in the UK space industry.
in Aerospace / Defence / Security / Space Posted 7 July 2022
The trade body representing the UK’s aerospace, defence, security and space sectors, ADS, has appointed top-10 UK management consultancy, Vendigital, as its strategic data partner.
in Aerospace / Defence / Space Posted 7 July 2022
BAE Systems Australia is opening the door to future STEM career opportunities for Australian primary and secondary students via a new collaboration with the City of Playford’s Northern Sound System (NSS).
in Space Posted 6 July 2022
The national SPRINT (SPace Research and Innovation Network for Technology) business support programme has awarded new grants to three SMEs based in Wales and Scotland in its latest round of funding, after the UK Space Agency extended
in Space Posted 6 July 2022
Atomos Space and Addvalue Innovation, are partnering to enable orbital transfer vehicles that relocate LEO satellites and provide flexible terrestrial logistics in orbit, with the collaboration leveraging Addvalue’s innovative
in Space Posted 6 July 2022
Airbus US Space & Defense, Inc. has been contracted to provide 42 satellite platforms - as well as assembly, integration and test (AIT), launch and space vehicle commissioning support services - to Northrop
in Defence / Space Posted 5 July 2022
The Serco Fylingdales team have received the ‘Space Team of the Year’ award in recognition of their 24/7 resolute support to space operations throughout the coronavirus pandemic.
in Space Posted 4 July 2022
Kleos Space has entered into a four-year secured A$10 million debt facility with PURE Asset Management Pty Ltd (PURE) to fund operations & satellite constellation growth.
in Space Posted 2 July 2022
Virgin Orbit’s next satellite launch will take place from the UK, following the success of the 'Straight Up' mission, which lifted off from Mojave in California earlier today.
in Space Posted 30 June 2022
The UK’s leading space laboratory, RAL Space, has appointed a new director to advance it’s ambitious programme of space science and technology development.
in Space Posted 28 June 2022
Airbus has been awarded a €160 million contract for the European Space Agency’s (ESA) FORUM satellite to measure heat emitted from the Earth into space.
in Aerospace / Space / Events Posted 23 June 2022
The President, Chairman and Council of the Air League have announced the recipients of the 2022 Air League honours and awards that were presented at the Palace of Westminster yesterday.
in Space Posted 23 June 2022
Science Minister George Freeman has today launched a new Plan for Space Sustainability, a raft of measures which will demonstrate the UK’s commitment, ambition and drive to improve the UK’s sustainable use of
in Aerospace / Space Posted 21 June 2022
EasyJet has become the first airline partner for Inmarsat and ESA’s Iris programme, which utilises the latest generation of satellite technology to modernise air traffic management (ATM) and act as an enabler to systems that shall
in Space Posted 20 June 2022
Carbon Keepers, a UK green tech start-up, has signed up to the national SPRINT (Space Research and Innovation Network for Technology) business support programme to collaborate with the University of Leicester on new methodologies and using satellite remote
in Space Posted 20 June 2022
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) has shipped the THEOS-2 SmallSAT, a 100kg Earth Observation satellite, to the Thai Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) in Sri Racha, Thailand.
in Space Posted 18 June 2022
The UK Government will invest £30 million to secure the UK’s leading role in developing a space telescope to explore exoplanets.
in Space / Events Posted 16 June 2022
A space sector networking event has been announced to take place in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on 24th June, featuring updates from a variety of organisations supporting one of the UK’s fastest growing industries.
in Space Posted 16 June 2022
SaxaVord Spaceport is opening its doors for its second edition of Mike Mongo’s Astronaut Job Camp. Children, aged 11-14 in Shetland, and virtually across the UK and North America are invited to take part in the
in Aerospace / Space Posted 15 June 2022
Airbus has launched Airspace Link HBCplus, its new flexible satellite connectivity solution that will be offered as an SFE (Supplier Furnished Equipment) line-fit catalogue option and also for retrofit on all Airbus programmes.
in Space Posted 14 June 2022
Lunar Pathfinder will be the world’s first dedicated lunar communications relay spacecraft when it launches in 2024.
in Space Posted 13 June 2022
Serco Europe has entered a partnership with the prestigious French university HEC Paris to bring Space Data at the heart of the school’s Innovation & Entrepreneurship centre.
in Aerospace / Space Posted 10 June 2022
Inmarsat has signed a new contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to take the Iris air traffic modernisation programme global and drive the future of uncrewed aviation airspace integration into Europe
in Aerospace / Security / Space Posted 9 June 2022
An Inmarsat-led team of companies in the UK, building on national expertise and prior experience within the group, has begun broadcasting a satellite navigation signal as part of a programme to explore the creation of a
in Space Posted 7 June 2022
Satellite Vu, the UK satellite firm set to become the world’s thermometer from space, has partnered with Landmark Information Group to provide vital climate data to the to the real estate
in Space Posted 27 May 2022
Serco Group plc has entered into an agreement to acquire Sapienza Group, from TP Group plc, to expand its offering to the European space sector.
in Space / Events Posted 26 May 2022
The commercialisation of space will be propelled to the forefront of the industry’s agenda as Space-Comm Expo returns 7th-8th September 2022 at Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre.
in Space Posted 23 May 2022
Skyrora has successfully completed and documented a 70kN rocket engine test, marking a key milestone in its contract under the European Space Agency (ESA)’s Commercial Space Transportation Services
in Security / Space Posted 20 May 2022
As part of the preparation for the UK’s first commercial vertical space launch, SaxaVord Spaceport today announced a planned site-wide dress rehearsal culminating with a small rocket lifting off from their Lamba Ness
in Space Posted 19 May 2022
The last two satellites of the Airbus-built, owned and operated Pléiades Neo constellation are on track for launch later this year, following successful final tests in Toulouse’s clean rooms.
in Space Posted 18 May 2022
Omnidea Ltd - the UK arm of Omnidea Group - has signed up to the national SPRINT (SPace Research and Innovation Network for Technology) business support programme.
in Space Posted 13 May 2022
Future spaceflight will be made easier and cheaper, following a landmark partnership with the US to help cut red tape and boost opportunities in the UK, signed by the Transport Secretary this week in Washington.
in Space Posted 12 May 2022
With their ability to operate simultaneously across the L and S-bands, wideband fiber optic links from ViaLite are to be used in the backhaul network for the US Space Force’s new satellite mesh network.
in Space Posted 12 May 2022
Serco Europe has been awarded its first framework contract to support the French public authority Service and Payment Agency’s (ASP) work for the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP).
in Space Posted 11 May 2022
UK-based spaceflight company Orbex has unveiled the first full-scale prototype of the Prime orbital space rocket on its dedicated launch pad publicly for the first time, which is considered to be the
in Space Posted 10 May 2022
Astra Space, Inc. (Astra) and SaxaVord UK Spaceport today announced that they are partnering to increase access to space, by providing dedicated orbital launch services to a growing satellite market.
in Space Posted 9 May 2022
The UK’s main contribution to the James Webb Space Telescope, the Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI), has now opened its eye to the sky.
in Space Posted 5 May 2022
International B2B event specialists Advanced Business Events are organising the Space Suppliers Summit, an international conference and exhibition aimed at connecting buyers and suppliers across space manufacturing sector,
in Space / Events Posted 5 May 2022
According to Robert Hill, Director of the Northern Ireland Space Office, when speaking to the Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG), David Morris MP, during a visit by him to Northern Ireland last week, space is not just
in Space Posted 4 May 2022
Cosmic Shielding Corporation has forged an agreement with UK start-up Space Forge to test Cosmic Shielding's Plasteel radiation shielding technology aboard Space Forge's new small
in Defence / Space Posted 3 May 2022
Cobham Satcom and UltiSat, Inc. have signed a strategic distributor and integrator agreement, enabling UltiSat to offer Cobham Satcom tracking systems to provide US and NATO defence organisations with enhanced SATCOM
in Space Posted 3 May 2022
The final piece of an all-new detector - the Vertex Locator (VELO) - has completed the first leg of its journey towards unlocking some of the most enduring mysteries of the Universe.
in Space Posted 3 May 2022
Seraphim Space Manager LLP, manager of Seraphim Space Investment Trust plc (the world’s first listed Space Tech Fund), has announced that former Senior Partner of Virgin Group, Patrick McCall, will join the company as a Venture
in Space / Events Posted 29 April 2022
Inmarsat has been awarded top honours at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) XCELLENCE Awards 2022, after being named recipient of the prestigious ‘Technology Hall of
in Space Posted 27 April 2022
British rocket company Skyrora has called on the Icelandic government to grant the licence that would end a months-long delay to Europe's largest-ever rocket launch, originally set for September 2021.
in Space Posted 27 April 2022
Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has appointed Lord David Willetts as the Chair of the UK Space Agency’s Board.
in Aerospace / Space Posted 26 April 2022
Inmarsat today expanded the Partner Network for its Velaris UAV connectivity solution with the addition of software company Dimetor, which facilitates Beyond Visual Line Of Sight (BVLOS) operations in cellular networks and
in Aerospace / Defence / Security / Space Posted 26 April 2022
Thales UK has teamed up with STEM Returners to launch a pilot programme open to engineers who have had a career break.
in Space Posted 26 April 2022
Aberdeen-based Cammach Bryant, has won an initial 12 month contract with SaxaVord - the UK’s first vertical launch space port - to lead a recruitment drive at the company’s launch site and ground station in Unst,
in Aerospace / Defence / Security / Space Posted 25 April 2022
UK Export Finance, the UK’s award-winning export credit agency, appoints Tim Reid to lead its Business Group.
in Aerospace / Defence / Space / Events Posted 25 April 2022
The Minister of State for Northern Ireland, Conor Burns MP visited Newry based testing company, Resonate Testing last week to engage and gain a detailed understanding of the company’s work, the sectors it services
in Space Posted 21 April 2022
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has selected Inmarsat Government, Inc. as a delivery partner for its Communications Services Project (CSP).
in Space Posted 21 April 2022
Tiverton-based textile manufacturer Heathcoat Fabrics has been recognised with a prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise for Innovation.
in Space Posted 19 April 2022
Viasat Inc. today announced it has joined the Space Cluster on the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus as it seeks new technology and research partnerships in the UK.
in Space Posted 15 April 2022
Celestia UK has announced that Dr Carol Marsh OBE, CEng FIET, Chair of the IET Council and of the Engineering Policy Group Scotland, has joined the business as its new Head of Digital Systems.
in Space Posted 14 April 2022
The UK’s main contribution to the James Webb Space Telescope, the Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI), has been carefully cooled to its operational temperature.
in Space Posted 13 April 2022
The number of UK space jobs continued to grow into 2020, despite the global impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new figures released today in the 'Size and Health of the UK Space Industry 2021' report.
in Space Posted 12 April 2022
A six year old from Bolton has won a competition to design a logo that will be displayed on the first rockets launching satellites from the UK later this year.
in Space Posted 11 April 2022
More than £15 million has been awarded to UK institutions which are delivering the crucial software ‘brain’ of the world’s largest radio telescope - the Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO) - which is set to explore the
in Defence / Security / Space Posted 7 April 2022
BAE Systems will develop the mission data framework of the US Space Systems Command's Enterprise Management and Control (EM&C) system.
in Space Posted 7 April 2022
The 'Copernicus Sentinel-6' mission is already delivering high-precision measurements of the topography of ocean surfaces through the first of two satellites, named 'Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich', launched in
in Space Posted 7 April 2022
The Satellite Applications Catapult and Virgin Orbit have announced an agreement to launch the latest satellite in the Catapult’s In-Orbit Demonstration (IOD)
in Space Posted 6 April 2022
The North East’s reputation as a major hub for space, data science and the digital industries has received a further boost with the announcement of a new £1.3 million Centre for Doctoral Training in
in Defence / Security / Space Posted 5 April 2022
London based Videosoft Global has entered an agreement with US-based Iridium Communications Inc. that will enable the international comms business to benefit from Videosoft's ultra-low bandwidth video transmission technology.
in Aerospace / Defence / Security / Space Posted 5 April 2022
Peli Products has promoted Piero Marigo to President of International Business - with oversight of EMEAI, Asia, and Australia - reporting directly to the CEO of Pelican Products, Phil Gyori, effective 30th March 2022.
in Space Posted 5 April 2022
A team from the University of Glasgow’s School of Physics & Astronomy have developed a quantum algorithm to drastically cut down the time it takes to match gravitational wave signals against a vast
in Defence / Space Posted 4 April 2022
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) has signed a £22 million contract with Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) on behalf of Space Command for Carbonite+, a 150kg spacecraft.
in Space Posted 31 March 2022
The UK Astronomy Technology Centre (UK ATC) has celebrated a major milestone for the Multi-Object Optical and Near-infrared Spectrograph (MOONS), which is the next generation spectrograph for the European Southern
in Aerospace / Space Posted 29 March 2022
China Airlines’ first Airbus A321neo aircraft entered commercial service on Sunday 27th March 2022, offering an enhanced onboard experience that includes Inmarsat’s high-speed GX Aviation inflight
in Defence / Security / Space Posted 28 March 2022
Cambridge based Thermoteknix is celebrating 40 years as an international engineering and manufacturing specialist of thermal imaging, night vision and temperature measurement solutions for industrial applications,
in Defence / Space Posted 25 March 2022
Isotropic Systems has entered a strategic integration partnership with SpaceBridge, that secures a fully integrated SpaceBridge waveform option enabling dynamic waveform selection and switching between
in Space Posted 23 March 2022
Developer of transformational multi-link satellite technology, Isotropic Systems, has completed field tests demonstrating its ground-breaking new terminal is capable of tracking and establishing a communications
in Space Posted 23 March 2022
Orbex and FORCE Technology have been awarded a new contract from the European Space Agency (ESA) to further develop an X-Ray Inspection System for rocket engines.
in Aerospace / Space Posted 23 March 2022
The business aviation market will have access to a new compact and lightweight terminal for Inmarsat’s Jet ConneX (JX) inflight broadband solution from early next year, after the company expanded its
in Space Posted 22 March 2022
Seraphim Space has today announced the appointment of Bob Wigley as a Senior Advisor, who is currently the Chairman of UK Finance.
in Defence / Space Posted 22 March 2022
Developer of transformational multi-link satellite technology, Isotropic Systems, has announced a strategic integration partnership with sat comm specialist ST Engineering
in Space Posted 21 March 2022
OneWeb, the LEO the low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications company, announced today that the company and SpaceX entered into an agreement that will enable OneWeb to resume satellite launches.
in Defence / Space Posted 21 March 2022
Isotropic Systems today unveiled the GM2000 Terminal Range series - a new military spec, multi-link, mobility Ka-band ground satellite terminal with fully integrated power
in Space Posted 21 March 2022
Inmarsat and Viasat have agreed on a package of legally-binding economic undertakings with the UK Government's Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) as part of the proposed combination
in Space Posted 16 March 2022
SpaceChain today announced the opening of its UAE office in Abu Dhabi to mark its foray into the burgeoning space sector in the Middle East, where it will work closely with start-ups and organisations across the region to drive new opportunities in
in Aerospace / Security / Space Posted 15 March 2022
Provider of software development and verification tools, AdaCore, today announced that the latest version of its signature GNAT Pro Assurance product has introduced a service that helps customers with their
in Space Posted 15 March 2022
UK rocket company Skyrora hits another significant milestone as it scales up its operations in preparation for an orbital launch, with the opening of a new rocket engine testing facility in Scotland.
in Space Posted 14 March 2022
British space technology will help pioneer new approaches to energy, communications and resources, thanks to new projects from the UK Space Agency (UKSA).
in Aerospace / Defence / Security / Space / Events Posted 10 March 2022
Innovation scale-up Wazoku is partnering with Jisc to launch a series of open innovation challenges that seek to harness the collective brainpower of the two million students in UK higher education, to
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