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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...

World-Link strengthens its market position with a new Inmarsat agreement

June 25th, 2015 Posted in Uncategorised

25 June 2015 – Inmarsat has signed an agreement with World-Link Communications, Inc. (‘World-Link’), appointing the innovative satellite services provider as a Partner for FleetBroadband, serving the maritime market globally. Alongside the ag...

SSTL installs new ground station in Svalbard

June 24th, 2015 Posted in Uncategorised

24 June 2015 – SSTL is now downloading data from its newly installed ground station in Svalbard, which will maximise contact with the Company’s polar-orbiting satellites. The Svalbard ground station, uniquely located close to the North Pole, ...

Airbus Defence and Space unveils new mobile welfare communication portfolio

June 23rd, 2015 Posted in Uncategorised

23 June 2015 – A new portfolio of scalable welfare satcoms services for UK military personnel has been introduced by Airbus Defence and Space. The focus of the new Wel2Go portfolio is to provide reliable, value for money and easy to transport...

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