News from UKspace and its membership

Astroscale, ESA, OneWeb and UKSA representative meet

OneWeb, Astroscale, UK Space Agency and ESA partner to launch space junk servicer ELSA-M with €14.8 million investment

May 27th, 2022 Posted in Article

The ELSA-M servicer will launch towards the end of 2024. The partnership is taking an important step to create a more sustainable space environment. Friday, May 27, 2022 United Kingdom – OneWeb together with Astroscale Ltd.* will seek to saf...

Unique onshore network, ships as range extending ‘stepping-stones’ tested for Inmarsat Orchestra

May 19th, 2022 Posted in Article

Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, has completed the first phases of testing of innovative technology developments for ORCHESTRA, the company’s forthcoming dynamic network of the future. The tests proved the abi...

Grant Shapps MP and US Secretary Pete Buttigieg sign landmark partnership

Landmark partnership between the US and UK to launch new era of spaceflight

May 13th, 2022 Posted in Article

Future spaceflight will be made easier and cheaper, following a landmark partnership with the United States to help cut red tape and boost opportunities in the UK, signed by the Transport Secretary this week in Washington. Transport Secretary Gran...

Astroscale’s ELSA-d Mission successfully completes complex rendezvous operations

May 4th, 2022 Posted in Article

Astroscale, the market leader in satellite servicing and long-term orbital sustainability across all orbits, today announced that, despite several unexpected setbacks, its End-of-Life Services by Astroscale-demonstration (ELSA-d) mission successfu...

Lord David Willetts appointed as Chair of UK Space Agency Board

April 26th, 2022 Posted in Article

Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has appointed Lord David Willetts as the Chair of the UK Space Agency’s Board, the government announced today. The appointment comes at an exciting time for the agency, looking ahead to the UK’s first domestic lau...

3,000 jobs created in one year by ‘resilient’ UK space sector

April 13th, 2022 Posted in Article

The number of UK space jobs continued to grow into 2020, despite the global impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new figures released today by the UK Space Agency. Employment in the UK space sector hit 46,995 in 2020, up from 44,040 in 2...

UKspace announces ‘This is Space’ – a new programme in collaboration with ITN Productions Industry News

April 11th, 2022 Posted in Article

UKspace and ITN Productions Industry News are co-producing a news-style programme, ‘This is Space’, raising awareness and understanding of the growing space industry in the UK and its pioneering approach to solving global issues and consequently i...

Orbex launches internship programme

March 18th, 2022 Posted in Article

Orbex has launched its 2022 internship programme, offering an opportunity for interns with the right skills to work with Europe’s leading orbital services company as it prepares to begin commercial launch services. Successful applicants will join ...

Search UKspace

Login

Not a member?

News