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Astroscale announces March 2021 launch date for world’s first Commercial Active Debris Removal Demonstration Mission

November 18th, 2020 Posted in News

ELSA-d is the first mission to demonstrate the core technologies necessary for space debris docking and removal, a major step towards expanding on-orbit services and achieving Astroscale’s vision of safe and sustainable space for the benefit of fu...

New support for UK Space Hubs unveiled

November 18th, 2020 Posted in News

Government has today (Wednesday 18 November) backed the development of new ‘space hubs’ across England as well as providing funding to support projects in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Each area, dubbed a ‘space hub’, will use Government f...

Elecnor DEIMOS providing control system of the first European mission to clean space

November 17th, 2020 Posted in Article

Clearspace-1 is the first space mission exclusively dedicated to the removal of an object in orbit, planned for launch in 2025. It is being developed under ESA’s ADRIOS programme and is a first step towards a cleaner Earth’s orbit. The missi...

New report highlights how UK can seize the moment to become a leading space nation

November 16th, 2020 Posted in News

Athena – Serco, Inmarsat, CGI UK and Lockheed Martin UK – publish report supported by Bryce Space and Technology showing new approach to space for UK Suggested roadmap to ensure UK space sector becomes world class for the future with the technolog...

Speedcast reaches agreement with Inmarsat to sell primary maritime customer contracts

November 16th, 2020 Posted in News

Speedcast International Limited and Inmarsat today announced that they have reached agreement on the sale of Speedcast’s primary Fleet Xpress, FleetBroadband and Fleet One service contracts to Inmarsat. The agreement marks another significant step...

UK-led Space Telescope to Unravel Mysteries of the Cosmos

November 13th, 2020 Posted in News

The European Space Agency (ESA) has given the green light to the world’s first space telescope dedicated to studying how exoplanet atmospheres form and evolve. Its mission is to understand the links between a planet’s chemistry and its environment...

First Antenna In-Orbit for Oxford Space Systems

November 11th, 2020 Posted in News

Oxford Space Systems’ (OSS) first antenna in space has been deployed from onboard Lacuna Space’s latest operational satellite. This milestone gives space heritage to the OSS helical antenna product, and the first successful deployment of an OSS an...

Teledyne's Capella CMOS Image Sensor for Space Imaging

Teledyne e2v completes signing of detector supply contract for Copernicus Sentinel satellites

November 11th, 2020 Posted in News

UK-based Teledyne e2v’s Space Imaging division completes signing of Thales Alenia Space contract for the supply of a specialised image sensor for CO2I and NO2 instruments Teledyne e2v, a part of the Teledyne Imaging Group, will supply image sensor...

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