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UK Space Agency investment helps launch cutting-edge electric propulsion lab

February 6th, 2026 Posted in News

A new laboratory that will help UK companies develop and test the engines powering the next generation of satellites has opened at Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire. The Disruptive Experimental Electric Propulsion (DEEP) Lab, bu...

UK Space Agency invests £17 million to drive next wave of space innovation

December 3rd, 2025 Posted in News

The UK Space Agency has announced £17 million investment for 17 UK space projects through its National Space Innovation Programme (NSIP), unveiled today at Space Comm Expo in Glasgow. This will accelerate breakthrough technologies, boost commercia...

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...

Magdrive raises $10.5m seed funding to enable a new era of sustainable space exploration

February 25th, 2025 Posted in News

Magdrive, the startup creating the next-generation of spacecraft propulsion, today announced its $10.5 million seed funding round led by pan-European VC Redalpine. What sets Magdrive’s electric spacecraft propulsion system apart is its unrivalled ...

£47 million investment to supercharge space infrastructure across the UK

November 22nd, 2023 Posted in News

Space research, manufacturing and testing facilities across the UK will get a boost thanks to a new fund from the UK Space Agency. The Space Clusters Infrastructure Fund (SCIF) has awarded more than £47 million for 12 projects which will be double...

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