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Burgeoning space sector showcased at UK Space Conference

July 22nd, 2015 Posted in Uncategorised

22 July 2015 – From a feasibility study into the next generation of mobile satellite services, to a study examining the potential for UK communications support for the Orion mission, a host of new contracts was announced last week as leading ...

Airbus Defence and Space to build JUICE spacecraft, ESA’s next life-tracker inside the Solar System

July 20th, 2015 Posted in Uncategorised

20 July 2015 – ESA has selected Airbus Defence and Space, the world’s second largest space company, as the prime contractor to develop and build the JUICE (JUpiter ICy moons Explorer) spacecraft. JUICE is the first large mission of the ESA Co...

Ariane 5 launch: double success for Airbus Defence and Space

July 15th, 2015 Posted in Uncategorised

15 July 2015 – Ariane 5 has been successfully launched from Kourou, French Guiana, for the 66th time in a row, placing in orbit the fourth Meteosat Second Generation (MSG-4) satellite, over 50% of which was built by Airbus Defence and Space, ...

Astronaut Tim Peake to run UK students’ code on Space Station

July 14th, 2015 Posted in Uncategorised

14 July 2015 – Students from around the country will soon be seeing their computer coding ideas run on-board the International Space Station by British ESA Astronaut Tim Peake.

IGS Report indicates UK space industry on target for £40 billion by 2030

July 14th, 2015 Posted in Uncategorised

14 July 2015 – The UK space industry continues to make progress towards its target of 10 per cent share of the global space market by 2030, according to the Space Innovation and Growth Strategy (IGS) update report unveiled at the UK Space Con...

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.

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