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Astroscale’s ELSA-d Spacecraft arrives at the Baikonur Cosmodrome ready for March launch

January 20th, 2021 Posted in News

Astroscale Holdings Inc. (“Astroscale”), the market leader in securing long-term orbital sustainability, today announced that its End-of-Life Services by Astroscale-demonstration (ELSA-d) satellite has arrived at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhs...

NanoAvionics’ built satellite for Aurora Insight to fly on SpaceX’s Transporter 1 mission

January 19th, 2021 Posted in News

NanoAvionics, a leading nanosatellite bus manufacturer and mission integrator, has announced that the first of two nanosatellites, built and integrated for US radio frequency spectrum and wireless data provider Aurora Insight, will be part of Spac...

Astronaut Michael Scott Hopkins performs the insertion of the experiment containers in KUBIK (credits ESA/NASA)

UK biomining experiment back home after demonstration on board the ISS

January 18th, 2021 Posted in News

Building on experimental hardware developed by Kayser Space for the successful ESA BIOROCK mission, BioAsteroid was launched to the International Space Station (ISS) on board SpaceX 21 on 6 December 2020. The automatic culturing devices have been ...

Satellite-powered app to spot loneliness in hotspots in UK cities

January 18th, 2021 Posted in COVID-19 News, News

A government-backed app that aims to tackle loneliness by helping socially isolated and vulnerable people to connect with their communities and access vital support services, has been adopted by Leeds City Council. The satellite-enabled Care View ...

Graham Turnock – Chief Executive, UK Space Agency

UK Space Agency CEO to step down

January 13th, 2021 Posted in News

Graham Turnock, Chief Executive of the UK Space Agency, has announced he will leave his role in 2021. Following a four-year term leading the Agency, which delivers the UK’s civil space programme, Graham will step down from his position this year. ...

Rolls-Royce and UK Space Agency launch first ever study into nuclear-powered space exploration

January 12th, 2021 Posted in News

The UK Space Agency and Rolls-Royce are joining forces for a unique study into how nuclear power and technologies could be used as part of space exploration. This new research contract will see planetary scientists work together to explore the gam...

Skyrora reveals new UK-built vehicle in live test

January 11th, 2021 Posted in News

On 23 December 2020, the Skyrora test and flight operations team performed one of their most important test campaigns to date, a full upper stage static fire test, at their engine development complex in Fife, Scotland. This historic event represen...

New funding for innovative space tech to help solve problems on Earth

January 6th, 2021 Posted in Article

Space tech that could make buildings more energy efficient, reduce the carbon emissions of ships and help preserve important historical sites are among new projects to receive government funding today. Through the UK Space Agency, the government i...

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