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UK Space Agency, European Space Agency and DCMS open call for proposals on 5G and space

July 9th, 2020 Posted in News

The UK Space Agency, European Space Agency (ESA) and DCMS have joined forces to invite companies to submit ideas for how they can use 5G terrestrial and space technology to support the UK’s logistics businesses – from rail to ports, from DPD to Am...

Telespazio UK awarded ESA contract to develop AI-enabled Satellite Data Quality Assurance Tool

July 7th, 2020 Posted in News

Tool uses Machine Learning to Automate Processing of EO Products using High-performance Cloud Computing Technology The contract strengthens Telespazio UK’s world leading capabilities in EO data quality assurance Telespazio UK is one of the organiz...

OneWeb announces UK Government and Bharti Global Ltd consortium as winning bidders in court-supervised sale process

July 3rd, 2020 Posted in News

A consortium of Her Majesty’s Government (HMG) (through the UK Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) and Bharti Global Limited have committed to provide more than USD$1 billion to acquire OneWeb and fund the full restart...

My Vision for UKspace – Creating a Modern Space Power

July 1st, 2020 Posted in Thought Leadership

As Nick Shave takes up his new appointment as Chair of UKspace today, he outlines his vision for UKspace in helping the UK become a modern space power. I write this blog on the day that the Terms of Reference and membership of the National Space C...

Government fires up R&D across the country to cement the UK as science superpower

July 1st, 2020 Posted in News

Government to ensure UK is the best place in the world for scientists, researchers and entrepreneurs with new and ambitious R&D Roadmap Roadmap sets out vision to attract global talent, cut unnecessary bureaucracy and cement the UK as a world-...

Nick Shave appointed Chair of UKspace

July 1st, 2020 Posted in News

Nick Shave, who takes over today as Chair of UKspace, the trade association of the UK space industry, has described space as a “critical strategic asset for the nation” and called for “even greater collaboration between the space industry and Gove...

Astronaut Tim Peake Joins Skyrora’s Advisory Board

July 1st, 2020 Posted in News

Space rocket company Skyrora has announced the addition of British astronaut, Tim Peake to its advisory board. The experience Tim has gained as a European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut, former International Space Station (ISS) crew member, and Brit...

Airbus innovative payload to launch on Faraday-1 satellite

July 1st, 2020 Posted in News

An Airbus developed next generation retaskable software defined radio payload, Prometheus 1, will be launched on the Faraday-1 cubesat from New Zealand on 3 July. The Faraday-1 mission is part of In-Space Missions Ltd’s in-orbit demonstration prog...

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