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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...

Space-Comm Expo Europe 2026 to help redefine the future of European space sector

January 21st, 2026 Posted in News

The countdown is on for the UK’s largest space industry event and Europe’s most influential gathering of space industry leaders at Space-Comm Expo Europe, returning to ExCeL London, 4-5 March. Over 5,400 delegates, 250 exhibitors and 200 speakers ...

Westcott Space Hub opens to boost UK space innovation and create hundreds of jobs

January 19th, 2026 Posted in News

A new £20 million space innovation hub has officially opened in Buckinghamshire, supported by UK Space Agency funding, providing cutting-edge facilities to help space businesses grow and creating up to 300 jobs. The Westcott Space Hub, led by URA ...

UKspace Policy Predictions for 2026

January 6th, 2026 Posted in Article

As we start the new year, UKspace considers some of the possible geopolitical, regulatory and market activities – nationally and internationally – that may impact the UK space industry. Geopolitics Geopolitics will impact the UK space environment ...

2025 End of Year Review and Reflections

December 24th, 2025 Posted in Article

As the UK’s only trade association dedicated solely to the space sector, UKspace has continued throughout 2025 to play a vital role in representing our diverse membership across the entire value chain. For more than 30 years, we have been the lead...

GMV in the UK advances resilient satellite navigation with new BEACON beamforming capability

December 12th, 2025 Posted in Article

Developed under ESA’s NAVISP programme, BEACON strengthens GMV’s leadership in Europe’s next-generation satellite navigation systems BEACON will deliver advanced beamforming and resilient C-band navigation capabilities, improving performance in ch...

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