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Airbus Defence and Space to build SES-14 satellite

February 16th, 2015 Posted in Uncategorised
16 February 2015 – Airbus Defence and Space has been awarded a contract by SES, one of the world’s leading satellite operators, to design and develop SES-14, a highly innovative telecommunications satellite.
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ATV-5 successfully de-docks for final part of mission

February 14th, 2015 Posted in Uncategorised
14 February 2015 – The European space transporter ATV (Automated Transfer Vehicle) ‘Georges Lemaître’ has de-docked from the International Space Station (ISS) after more than 200 days in space – the longest period of any of the ATV spacecraft...
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QinetiQ technology on board first European space taxi

February 5th, 2015 Posted in Uncategorised
5 February 2015 – QinetiQ technology will be responsible for guiding the European Space Agency’s IXV ‘space taxi’ safely back to earth on its maiden test flight, due for launch on 11 February 2015. QinetiQ’s space division has supplied the on...
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New subsidiary in the UK

February 3rd, 2015 Posted in Uncategorised
3 February 2015 – GMV has now formalised the constitution of a new UK subsidiary company to be based in the Harwell Innovation Centre in Oxfordshire in southeast England.
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UKCES launches £1m competition for manufacturing firms

January 30th, 2015 Posted in Uncategorised
31 January 2015 – The UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) has launched a competition for manufacturing firms to win a share of £1m. Businesses of all sizes across the UK are invited to develop, pilot or scale-up new ways of boosti...
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Lunar Mission One appoints RAL Space as Advisor

January 26th, 2015 Posted in Uncategorised
26 January 2015 – Lunar Mission One, the exploratory drilling mission to the Moon’s South Pole, has appointed RAL Space as an advisor. RAL Space will advise the Board of the project’s operating company, Lunar Missions Ltd, on technology devel...