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RHEA launches its first satellite – a Pathfinder for Resilient GNSS-based Positioning, Navigation and Timing solutions

July 20th, 2022 Posted in News

RHEA Group is excited to be launching its first satellite, DOVER Pathfinder (DOVER), a SmallSat that will take off on board the Virgin Orbit launcher from Spaceport Cornwall in the UK this summer. DOVER is co-funded through the European Space Agen...

UK space companies’ partnership completes the development of an advanced deployable SAR Antenna Payload

July 19th, 2022 Posted in News

Oxford Space Systems (OSS) and Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) have completed the build of an innovative deployable Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) antenna payload for the next generation of high-performance low-cost Earth Observation radar ...

Inmarsat and Telespazio sign Project Moonlight agreement

Future development of lunar economy planned by Telespazio and Inmarsat

July 18th, 2022 Posted in News

Telespazio, a joint venture between Leonardo (67%) and Thales (33%), and Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, are aiming to create essential communication and navigation services for upcoming missions to the Moon,...

Delivering the future of UK hypersonic capabilities

July 18th, 2022 Posted in News

Reaction Engines, Rolls-Royce, the Royal Air Force’s Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO), the UK Government’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and the UK’s National Security Strategic Investment Fund (NSSIF) have announced new details ...

Viritech and Reaction Engines bring rocket science to hydrogen vehicles

July 18th, 2022 Posted in News

Viritech, the leading developer of enabling technology for fuel-cell powertrains, signs Memorandum of Understanding with Reaction Engines, the inventors of the hybrid air-breathing rocket engine. Reaction Engines’ technology represents a step-chan...

Dr Alice Bunn named new UKspace President

July 14th, 2022 Posted in News

Dr Alice Bunn OBE, CEO of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), has been named as the new President of UKspace, the trade association of the British space industry. She will formally take over the role from Will Whitehorn in early Sept...

People unaware and concerned when it comes to space, finds landmark report

June 30th, 2022 Posted in News

The world is largely unaware of key activities in space, with Gen-Z twice as likely to associate space with aliens, Star Wars and billionaires like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos than older generations, according to the largest representative survey of ...

Government announces package of new measures to drive space sustainability

June 23rd, 2022 Posted in News

Science Minister George Freeman has today (Thursday 23 June) launched a new Plan for Space Sustainability, a raft of measures which will demonstrate the UK’s commitment, ambition and drive to improve the UK’s sustainable use of space. He announced...

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