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Rosetta comet chaser reaches destination to decipher origins of solar system 4.6 billion years ago

August 6th, 2014 Posted in Uncategorised

6 August 2014 – The Rosetta comet chaser developed and built by Airbus Defence and Space for the European Space Agency (ESA) has arrived at its destination after flying for more than 10 years and travelling more than six billion kilometres. It is ...

NSTP-2 Call for Space Technology Proposals

July 30th, 2014 Posted in Uncategorised

30 July 2014 – On behalf of the UK Space Agency, the Centre for Earth Observation Instrumentation and Space Technology is pleased to announce that the 2nd NSTP call for space technology proposals is now open for bids.

ATV “Georges Lemaître” successfully launched with Ariane 5

July 30th, 2014 Posted in Uncategorised

30 July 2014 – The 60th consecutive successful launch of the European launcher Ariane 5 sees European space transporter ATV “Georges Lemaître” safely on its way to the ISS.

SSTL marks completion of TechDemoSat-1 LEOP phase with a “selfie”

July 25th, 2014 Posted in Uncategorised

25 July 2014 – SSTL has released an image taken by an inspection camera on board TechDemoSat-1 to mark the completion of the Launch and Early Operations Phase (LEOP) for the satellite, which was launched on 8 July.

SSTL wins Best Aerospace and Defence Company at the Made in the UK Awards

July 22nd, 2014 Posted in Uncategorised

22 July 2014 – Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd has won the Best Aerospace and Defence Company Award at the Insider's first ever Made in the UK National finals, held in Liverpool yesterday as part of the International Festival for Business 201...

Airbus Defence and Space to build the SES-12 satellite

July 17th, 2014 Posted in Uncategorised

17 July 2014 – Airbus Defence and Space, the world’s second largest space company, has just been awarded a contract by SES, one of the world’s leading satellite operators, to design and build a highly innovative high-performance telecommunica...

Airbus Defence and Space prepares launch of ATV-5 “Georges Lemaître”

July 14th, 2014 Posted in Uncategorised

14 July 2014 – Airbus Defence and Space, the world’s second largest space company, is preparing to launch the ATV (Automated Transfer Vehicle) -5 “Georges Lemaître”.

ASAL and SSTL enter a new collaboration for Alsat-1B

July 10th, 2014 Posted in Uncategorised

10 July 2014 – The Algerian Space Agency (ASAL) and SSTL have signed a contract to build the Alsat-1B Earth Observation satellite in combination with a comprehensive training and development programme.

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