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Case for Space report highlights strong sector growth

July 14th, 2015 Posted in Uncategorised

14 July 2015 – The UK space industry’s annual value grew to £11.8 billion in 2012-13, having grown at an average compound rate of 8.6% year-on-year since 2008-09, according to the Case for Space 2015 report undertaken by London Economics.

SSTL announces successful launch of the DMC3/TripleSat Satellite Constellation

July 10th, 2015 Posted in Uncategorised

10 July 2015 – Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) has confirmed the launch on 10 July 2015 of three 1-metre resolution optical Earth Observation satellites that will form the DMC3/TripleSat Constellation. The satellites were placed into a...

UK space industry boosted: major new space facilities launched

July 9th, 2015 Posted in Uncategorised

9 July 2015 – The UK’s £11.3 billion space industry has received another boost as two new space facilities have opened at the UK Space Gateway in Harwell, Oxfordshire.

Airbus Defence and Space signs first contract for flexible Quantum satellite with Eutelsat and ESA

July 9th, 2015 Posted in Uncategorised

9 July 2015 – Airbus Defence and Space has signed the first contract for the fully reconfigurable Quantum satellite with Eutelsat and the European Space Agency (ESA). The Quantum satellite will be operated and commercialised by Eutelsat and w...

UK vision: research in space environments and human spaceflight

July 6th, 2015 Posted in Uncategorised

6 July 2015 – The UK Space Agency has published its National Strategy for Space Environments and Human Spaceflight, ahead of British ESA astronaut Tim Peake’s maiden voyage, expected in December 2015

Space Business Portal launched by Catapult

June 29th, 2015 Posted in Uncategorised

29 June 2015 – The Satellite Applications Catapult has launched a Space Business Portal (www.spacebusinessportal.co.uk) – an online facility bringing together information and support mechanisms from many organisations and businesses contribut...

SSTL celebrates 30 years of Space Innovation

June 29th, 2015 Posted in Uncategorised

29 June 2015 – As part of SSTL celebrating 30 years of space innovation, since the company was founded in June 1985, Sir Martin Sweeting, founder of the Company and Executive Chairman, gave a short speech to staff, reminding them of their ach...

LISA Pathfinder – the first step towards observing Einstein’s gravitational waves from space

June 29th, 2015 Posted in Uncategorised

29 June 2015 – With the LISA Technology Package (LTP), Airbus Defence and Space has now delivered the heart of the LISA Pathfinder scientific space probe. LISA Pathfinder will enable the test of advanced technology with which the gravitationa...

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