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New studies for manufacturing advanced materials in orbit

February 9th, 2026 Posted in News

Life-saving medicines, optical fibres and semiconductors could be made in space to benefit people and businesses across the UK. The UK Space Agency has awarded contracts to three UK companies to investigate producing these advanced materials in Lo...

UK Space Agency investment helps launch cutting-edge electric propulsion lab

February 6th, 2026 Posted in News

A new laboratory that will help UK companies develop and test the engines powering the next generation of satellites has opened at Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire. The Disruptive Experimental Electric Propulsion (DEEP) Lab, bu...

Scotland launches comprehensive space sector sustainability assessment

February 5th, 2026 Posted in News

Callala Ltd, trading as SustainabilityOf.Space, today announces a pioneering project to conduct the first comprehensive assessment of Scottish space companies across sustainability, safety, and security. Funded by Space Scotland and the UK Space A...

Space-Comm confirms plans for Europe’s most influential space industry event

February 5th, 2026 Posted in News

On 4-5 March, London will host the largest and most influential space industry event ever held in the UK. Global policymakers and business leaders will gather at Space-Comm Expo Europe, taking place at ExCeL London. It will welcome over 5,400 dele...

UK invests in satellite timing infrastructure to strengthen national resilience

February 3rd, 2026 Posted in News

GMV leading development of a secure Two-Way Satellite Time and Frequency Transfer system under the TOUCAN project The initiative safeguards critical infrastructure by reducing reliance on GNSS and enhancing national Positioning, Navigation and Tim...

Airbus Launchpad to boost UK space SMEs

January 30th, 2026 Posted in News

Airbus Defence and Space has opened a new facility to help small businesses thrive in the UK space sector. It is backed by £3.9 million from the UK Space Agency. The Airbus Launchpad, located at the company’s Stevenage site, will provide SME...

CarbSAR Post Deployment Aus final approved

SSTL and Oxford Space Systems announce successful In-Orbit Deployment of Wrapped Rib Antenna on CarbSAR Mission

January 29th, 2026 Posted in News

Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) and Oxford Space Systems today announced the successful in-orbit deployment of Oxford Space Systems’ Wrapped Rib Antenna on SSTL’s CarbSAR In-Orbit Demonstration mission. The deployment marks a major mile...

Thales Alenia Space signs contract with OHB to provide the Propulsion Subsystem for LISA mission

January 22nd, 2026 Posted in News

The European Space Agency’s LISA mission will be the first space-based observatory designed to detect and study gravitational waves arising from cosmic events Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), ha...

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