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New projects use satellite data to drive innovation in UK public services

June 24th, 2025 Posted in News

Five projects from across the UK will use satellite data to help transform the delivery of public services, thanks to new funding from the UK Space Agency. The new projects bring innovative space companies together with public sector partners, ran...

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ESA signs contract with Telespazio UK to deliver ground segment for Earth Watch TRUTHS mission

June 23rd, 2025 Posted in News

Telespazio UK is delighted to announce it has been contracted by the European Space Agency (ESA) as the Ground Segment Prime for the Traceable Radiometry Underpinning Terrestrial- and Helio-Studies (TRUTHS) Earth Watch Mission, responsible for the...

Magdrive launches first flight of next-generation Plasma Thruster

June 20th, 2025 Posted in News

The “Going Rogue” mission marks a breakthrough in British space propulsion, backed by the ESA Marketplace and delivered in partnership with D-Orbit British satellite propulsion start-up Magdrive is preparing to launch its first in-orbit demonstrat...

Telespazio UK announces successful completion of critical phase in ALIGN programme

June 16th, 2025 Posted in News

ALIGN is the UK’s first Autonomous Laser Inter-Satellite Communications Programme Telespazio UK, a subsidiary of Telespazio (a 67/33% joint venture between Leonardo and Thales), is proud to announce the successful completion of Phase 3 of the Auto...

A busy week in Parliament for the space industry

June 12th, 2025 Posted in Article

Following publication of the Strategic Defence Review (SDR) last week (2 June 2025), which stated that “Space is a critical national infrastructure sector, a site of growing competition, and a domain that is central to warfighting”, it’s been anot...

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Resonate Testing announces multi-million pound investment to support booming UK and Irish space sectors

June 3rd, 2025 Posted in News

Newry-based Resonate Testing, a leading provider of mechanical and environmental testing services, has announced a major expansion of its infrastructure and capabilities in response to the rapidly growing demand from the UK and Irish space industr...

Surrey NanoSystems’ Vantablack S-IR enhances performance of cryogenic baffle assemblies

April 8th, 2025 Posted in News

Vantablack, a carbon nanotube coating from Surrey NanoSystems in the UK, has proven to be a breakthrough solution, achieving an unprecedented high level of light suppression at -269°C in a Fourier transform spectroscopy module used by ABB, a globa...

Niparo Summit on Space Sustainability 2025

Heriot-Watt University to host International Space Sustainability Leadership Summit

April 2nd, 2025 Posted in News

Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK, today confirmed plans to host The Niparo Summit on Space Sustainability on 21-22 May 2025, featuring leaders and influencers from across the international space sector. The Niparo Summit is at the forefront o...

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