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UKspace welcomes the UK Space Agency’s €1.4 billion allocation of funds to ESA programmes

December 2nd, 2016 Posted in Uncategorised

2 December – UKspace welcomes the UK Space Agency’s announcement today, at the Council of Ministers in Lucerne, Switzerland, that more than €1.4 billion will be allocated over the next five years to European Space Agency Programmes (ESA).

Registration open for UK Space Conference 2017

December 1st, 2016 Posted in Uncategorised

1 December 2016 – Registrations for the 2017 UK Space Conference in Manchester are now open. The bi-annual conference is set to be the best and biggest ever, bringing together the entire space community, including government, industry, academ...

Government response to Science and Technology Committee ‘Satellites and space’ Report

November 25th, 2016 Posted in Uncategorised

24 November 2016 – The Science and Technology Committee has received a response from the Government to the ‘Satellites and space’ Report produced by the Committee on 15 June 2016.

EchoStar XXI Satellite Arrives at Baikonur Cosmodrome for Launch

November 23rd, 2016 Posted in Uncategorised

23 November 2016 – EchoStar Corporation and subsidiary EchoStar Mobile announced today that the EchoStar XXI satellite has safely arrived at Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, and is being prepared for launch aboard an ILS Proton Breeze M rocke...

SpaceDataHighway open for traffic

November 23rd, 2016 Posted in Uncategorised

23 November 2016 – Airbus Defence and Space starts the initial service of its SpaceDataHighway. This represents a step change in the speed of space communications. Ultra-broadband laser communications and the geostationary orbit of the relay ...

HRH Princess Anne visits Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd

November 22nd, 2016 Posted in Uncategorised

22 November 2016 – Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal visited Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) today and was received by Major General Tim Sulivan, Deputy Lieutenant for Surrey.

Seraphim Capital Launches Pioneering Space Tech Fund

November 21st, 2016 Posted in Uncategorised

21 November 2016 – Seraphim Capital today launched the world’s largest ever, early-stage, space-sector, venture fund. The fund – focussed on early stage space-related technology businesses – is targeting an £80m final close during the next t...

Scorpion Tooling and Ed Fagan working to produce better results

November 18th, 2016 Posted in Uncategorised

18 November 2016 – Achieving advanced materials is a complicated issue, machinists are always looking for greater throughput, better tool life and better yields. Ed Fagan are often asked what is the optimum cutting tool or machining parameter...

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