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Zoe Squires's Young Star Cluster Trumpler 14

Win a unique spacescape painting

June 5th, 2023 Posted in News

UKspace is excited to have teamed up with Zoë Squires for a special competition during Space-Comm Expo 2023, where you can win one of her amazing pieces of space art! If you’re attending the event at Farnborough on 7-8 June, visit our stand (N2) w...

Quantum Technologies - optoelectronics (ESA)

Craft Prospect to lead the OPS-SAT Versatile Optical Laboratory for Telecoms (OS2-VOLT) Mission for ESA

May 30th, 2023 Posted in News

In a keynote speech at the European Space Agency (ESA) ScyLight Conference held in Greece on 12-15 May, Steve Greenland, Managing Director of Craft Prospect Limited (CPL), announced the ESA OPS-SAT Versatile Optical Laboratory for Telecoms (OS2 VO...

First dedicated government fund to build space infrastructure launched with £50 million

May 24th, 2023 Posted in News

The UK Space Agency is launching a £50 million fund to support the development of cutting-edge research and development facilities, the government announced today. The Space Clusters and Infrastructure Fund (SCIF) – the first dedicated fund for UK...

Oxford Space Systems and SSTL to launch CarbSAR In Orbit Demonstration mission to showcase innovative Wrapped Rib antenna

May 9th, 2023 Posted in News

Oxford Space Systems (OSS) and Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) have confirmed a partnership to build and launch an OSS Wrapped Rib antenna mounted to an SSTL CarbSAR satellite. The In Orbit Demonstration mission advances both companies’ abi...

Teledyne e2v sensor takes weather forecasting to the next level of ‘nowcasting’

May 9th, 2023 Posted in News

Teledyne e2v, part of the Teledyne Technologies, delivered the custom-designed CMOS image sensor for ESA and the Eumetsat MTG-I imaging satellite. Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) will take over from the two previous Metrological satellite missions...

National Space Sector Skills Survey 2023 launches today

April 24th, 2023 Posted in News

The UK Space Agency has launched a new survey to understand the skills needs, recruitment and retention practices, and challenges faced by companies operating in the UK space sector. The survey aims to address the growing skills gap in the sector ...

Teledyne's Capella CMOS Image Sensor for Space Imaging

Teledyne e2v looks both ways with its sensors in JANUS on the JUICE mission

April 14th, 2023 Posted in News

JUICE’s camera (JANUS) will image Jupiter’s clouds and geological features on the moons in high resolution. Teledyne e2v, part of the Teledyne Imaging Group, delivered the CIS115 CMOS sensor (3Mp, 7µm pixel pitch) on JUICE’s optical camera JANUS. ...

UK space sector income reaches £17.5 billion as jobs and services grow

March 28th, 2023 Posted in News

New figures show UK space sector income grew by almost £1 billion into 2021 Employment up with almost 1,800 more jobs across the UK space sector Number of space organisations up by almost 300 Regions such as West Midlands, North West, North East, ...

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