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King Charles opens UK Space and Defence Gateway 1920

His Majesty The King officially opens the UK Space and Defence Gateway at Harwell Science and Innovation Campus

July 10th, 2026 Posted in News

His Majesty King Charles III visited the UK’s largest space cluster today to officially open the UK Space and Defence Gateway, an initiative aligned with the principles of the Sustainable Markets Initiative’s (SMI) Astra Carta, a global fram...

Dr Alice Bunn appointed Co-Director of UK Space Agency

July 3rd, 2026 Posted in News

UKspace congratulates Alice Bunn on her appointment as the new Co-Director of the UK Space Agency within the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. Alice’s extensive experience in and outside of Government will bring additional c...

Defence Investment Plan: Summary for the UK Space Industry

July 2nd, 2026 Posted in Thought Leadership

The Defence Investment Plan (DIP) is billed as the most significant uplift in UK defence investment for a generation, committing £298 billion over the next four years. While direct investment in space totals £3.2 billion, the Plan makes clear that...

Infostellar joins Mitsubishi Electric Group to accelerate ground station services for satellite operators and drive space industry growth

July 2nd, 2026 Posted in News

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation and Infostellar Inc., a provider of cloud-based ground station services for satellite operators, jointly announced today that Mitsubishi Electric acquired all shares of Infostellar on July 1, making Infostellar a wh...

GMV extends ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified ISMS scope to its UK operations

July 2nd, 2026 Posted in News

GMV in the UK becomes the first international subsidiary to be included into the Group’s certified Information Security Management System GMV has successfully extended the scope of its ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Information Security Management Syste...

MDA Space Mitsubishi Electric contract signing

MDA Space selected by Mitsubishi Electric for next-generation defence communications satellite programme

June 26th, 2026 Posted in News

MDA Space Ltd. (TSX:MDA) (NYSE:MDA), a trusted mission partner to the rapidly expanding global space industry, has been selected by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) to design and manufacture the digital payload, antennas and various s...

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Resonate Testing launches TVAC testing capability

June 24th, 2026 Posted in News

Resonate Testing has launched a new Thermal Vacuum (TVAC) testing capability, commissioning the largest and most capable thermal vacuum chamber on the island of Ireland, dedicated to demonstrating that components can survive launch and operate rel...

Made in Space: UK funding boosts breakthrough space technologies

June 10th, 2026 Posted in News

UK space minister unveils more than £19 million at London Tech Week to support British companies developing next-generation space technologies. Cardiff-based Space Forge will receive £10 million to develop its reusable fold-out heat shield, Pridwe...

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