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New support for UK Space Hubs unveiled

November 18th, 2020 Posted in News
Government has today (Wednesday 18 November) backed the development of new ‘space hubs’ across England as well as providing funding to support projects in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Each area, dubbed a ‘space hub’, will use Government f...
Ariel Telescope

UK-led Space Telescope to Unravel Mysteries of the Cosmos

November 13th, 2020 Posted in News
The European Space Agency (ESA) has given the green light to the world’s first space telescope dedicated to studying how exoplanet atmospheres form and evolve. Its mission is to understand the links between a planet’s chemistry and its environment...
Oxford Space Systems

First Antenna In-Orbit for Oxford Space Systems

November 11th, 2020 Posted in News
Oxford Space Systems’ (OSS) first antenna in space has been deployed from onboard Lacuna Space’s latest operational satellite. This milestone gives space heritage to the OSS helical antenna product, and the first successful deployment of an OSS an...
Forests ESA

UK Space Agency wins Global Award for Sustainable Development

November 4th, 2020 Posted in News
The UK Space Agency has received a coveted GEO (Group on Earth Observations) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Award for commitment to finding innovative satellite solutions to global challenges. In its second year, the GEO awards programme, le...
Lacuna Space

Lacuna Space puts another IoT Gateway in space

November 3rd, 2020 Posted in News
Lacuna Space adds the latest satellite to its demonstration constellation for the Internet-of-Things (IoT). The company completed in-orbit tests today, after being launched on 28 September into low earth orbit, at about 500km above Earth. The sate...