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Science Minister Amanda Solloway opens the National Space Propulsion Test Facility (NSPTF), standing alongside Matthew Palmer (Nammo Space), Lucy Stock (Nammo Space), and Buckingham MP Greg Smith. (Copyright UK Space Agency).

Boost for UK space sector as new facility offers cheaper and greener rocket testing

June 17th, 2021 Posted in Article

A new gold standard national rocket test facility has been unveiled by Science Minister Amanda Solloway today. The centre will allow UK companies and academics to test state-of-the-art propulsion engines which are used to move small satellites in ...

Pollution from a refinery contributing to climate change

BMT announces partnership with Institute of Asset Management on Climate Resilience

June 14th, 2021 Posted in News

BMT has announced that it will be a conference sponsor, speaker and exhibitor at the 2021 Institute of Asset Management (IAM) Conference. The annual conference (14-16 June) is focused on how asset management can meet the challenges of climate chan...

Response to G7 and UK announcement on space sustainability

June 14th, 2021 Posted in News

Astroscale Ltd. (“Astroscale UK”), the UK subsidiary of Astroscale Holdings Inc. (“Astroscale”) announces their support for the G7 Leaders’ Summit joint statement yesterday on space sustainability. G7 delegates from the UK, Canada, France, Germany...

G7 nations commit to the safe and sustainable use of space

June 13th, 2021 Posted in News

Today at the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Carbis Bay, Cornwall, delegates from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the USA, the UK and the EU pledged to take action to tackle the growing hazard of space debris as our planet’s orbit becomes increasingl...

Artist's impression of ESA's EnVision mission at Venus (copyright ESA/VR2Planets/DamiaBouic)

UK scientists on a mission to Venus

June 10th, 2021 Posted in News

British scientists will play a leading role in a new mission to study the geology and atmosphere of Venus, our neighbouring planet, helping determine whether it was once habitable – and why Earth became the only known planet that can sustain life....

BMT REMBRANDT in the clouds

June 10th, 2021 Posted in News

In cutting-edge trials BMT conducts its first-ever remote, simulator-based ship navigation training programme – the latest REMBRANDT digital configuration is a full mission DNV approved ship simulator solution that’s targeted at multiple training ...

Paul Bate appointed UK Space Agency CEO

June 9th, 2021 Posted in News

Dr Paul Bate has been appointed as the new CEO of the UK Space Agency, with a mission to continue the expansion and success of a sector that will play an increasingly vital role in the UK economy. He takes up his role on 6 September 2021. The new ...

UKspace response to “A Platform for Growth” IOSM report

June 8th, 2021 Posted in News

UKspace welcomes the publication of the “Platform for Growth” report, examining the evidence for satellite servicing, assembly and manufacturing in space. UKspace also welcomes the pro-active call from the UK Space Agency for Phase 0/A studies on ...

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