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Space to the Rescue – What does Seraphim’s success mean for the UK space sector?

May 21st, 2026 Posted in Thought Leadership

The success of Seraphim Space, highlighted by its massive £137m C-share fundraising round in May 2026 and a 300% share price return, provides a major boost for the UK space sector. It potentially transforms the UK into a global hub for space finan...

Teledyne Space imaging sensors launch aboard European Space Agency’s SMILE mission

May 19th, 2026 Posted in News

Teledyne Space Imaging, a leading supplier of space-qualified imaging sensors, focal plane arrays and integrated camera systems, has supplied two CCD370 imaging sensors for the Soft X-ray Imager on the European Space Agency’s SMILE mission (Solar ...

GMV develops a system for detecting interference in satellite communications

May 18th, 2026 Posted in News

The solution, co-funded by ESA, will strengthen the security and resilience of space communications amid rapid growth in orbital traffic The increasing number of satellites in orbit is placing mounting pressure on the radio frequency spectrum, a l...

Goonhilly to be acquired by Intuitive Machines

May 14th, 2026 Posted in News

Goonhilly Earth Station Ltd (“Goonhilly”) has today announced that it will be acquired by leading space infrastructure company Intuitive Machines, subject to regulatory approval. Goonhilly’s ground station assets and competencies expected to help ...

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BioOrbit secures world’s largest seed round for in-space manufacturing

April 30th, 2026 Posted in News

BioOrbit is enabling pharmaceutical drugs to be manufactured in space at scale A groundbreaking moment for the pharmaceutical industry, BioOrbit’s in-space microgravity crystallisation process could enable cancer treatment to be delivered at home ...

Archangel Lightworks CEO Richard Johanson with TERRA M deployable optical ground station

Archangel Lightworks raises over £10M in Series A funding round

April 13th, 2026 Posted in News

Archangel Lightworks announces the successful close of an oversubscribed £10 million Series A funding round to accelerate the commercialisation of its deployable optical ground station, the TERRA-M. Archangel Lightworks, a laser communications com...

Littlebird and Lacuna Space partner to expand the Precision+™ Safety Network for Families

April 7th, 2026 Posted in News

Littlebird is pioneering a new model for family safety built on layered connectivity partnerships rather than reliance on any single network. Littlebird was among the first consumer safety brands to deploy a wearable on Amazon Sidewalk, a low-powe...

Bright Ascension software successfully supports launch of AAC Clyde Space VIREON™ satellites

April 1st, 2026 Posted in News

Bright Ascension Ltd., a leading provider of advanced spacecraft software infrastructure, confirms the successful launch of two VIREON™ Earth observation satellites, developed by AAC Clyde Space. The spacecraft – VIREON™ 1 and VIREON™ 2 – launched...

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