Founded in 2015, the UK SME, NewSpace Systems Ltd, supported by the UK Space Agency, has recently been awarded a contract from ESA under the Agency’s GSTP program. This contract […]
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UK’s first orbital satellite launch includes intelligent hyperspectral imager HyperScout® M
The launch of the shoebox-sized Prometheus-2 satellites will take place later this year from Spaceport Cornwall in Newquay. HyperScout® M, the most compact and miniaturized version of the HyperScout product […]
UPDATE 1: Astroscale moves forward with UK Space Agency funding for debris removal + opens new UK manufacturing + ops facility
Astroscale Limited, the UK and European subsidiary of Astroscale Holdings Inc., have opened their new Zeus satellite manufacturing and operations facilities at the Harwell Science & Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire. […]
UK companies’ funding boosts plans for missions to remove space debris and in-orbit manufacturing
Two UK-based companies are designing missions to clear hazardous space junk alongside the launch of a new program to back cutting-edge space technology, the UK Space Agency has announced. ClearSpace and […]
SWOT satellite making final launch preparations
After more than a year in assembly, integration and testing at Thales Alenia Space’s facility in Cannes, France, for the French and U.S. space agencies CNES and NASA, the SWOT […]
Million€€ Investment In OneWeb + Astroscale’s Space Debris Removal Services
OneWeb, together with Astroscale Ltd.*, will seek to safeguard the UK’s satellite economy with new spacecraft technology, thanks in part to a new investment of €14.8 million. The mission to […]
UK Space Agency Reports On Space Jobs Growth + New Chair Of The UK Space Agency’s Board
The number of UK space jobs continued to grow into 2020, despite the global impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new figures recently released by the UK Space Agency. […]
First UK Orbital Launch From Space Cornwall Features Virgin Orbit’s Launch Of Applications Catapult’s Amber-1 Smallsat
The Satellite Applications Catapult (“the Catapult”) and Virgin Orbit (“Virgin Orbit”, Nasdaq: VORB) have announced an agreement to launch the latest satellite in the Catapult’s In-Orbit Demonstration (IOD) program into […]
Flexible Signal Processing Tools Contract From ESA Awarded To Spire
Spire Global, Inc.(NYSE: SPIR) has been awarded a contract under the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Navigation Innovation and Support Program (NAVISP) Element 2 Program funded by UK Space Agency. Spire […]