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UK space sector wins over £2 million to help develop options for a national position, navigation and timing space system to protect UK CNI

May 28th, 2021 Posted in News

Six UK businesses have won a share of over £2 million in government funding to help shape options for the UK’s satellite navigation and timing capability. Leading UK space companies Airbus, CGI, Sirrus Analysis, GMV NSL, Inmarsat, and QinetiQ will...

Leading UK space industry consortium calls for greater SME engagement for future satcom services

June 16th, 2020 Posted in News

The UK’s space industry leader Airbus, has teamed with KBR, Leidos UK, Northrop Grumman and QinetiQ to bring new thinking to future space solutions and to launch the Open Innovation – Space initiative. The aim of Open Innovation – Space is to furt...

QinetiQ’s microgravity oil experiment launched on board Chinese rocket

April 7th, 2016 Posted in Uncategorised

7 April 2016 – An experiment developed by QinetiQ for ESA, which could help scientists gain a better understanding of oil wells, has successfully launched into orbit.

QinetiQ signs €16m contract to develop ESA’s Proba-3 satellite

March 30th, 2015 Posted in Uncategorised

30 March 2015 – QinetiQ has been awarded a contract worth €16m over three years to develop the computer and avionics for the European Space Agency’s Proba-3 satellite mission. The contract exploits QinetiQ’s experience in testing and verifyin...

QinetiQ technology on board first European space taxi

February 5th, 2015 Posted in Uncategorised

5 February 2015 – QinetiQ technology will be responsible for guiding the European Space Agency’s IXV ‘space taxi’ safely back to earth on its maiden test flight, due for launch on 11 February 2015. QinetiQ’s space division has supplied the on...

QinetiQ supplies technology for dark matter observation

September 30th, 2014 Posted in Uncategorised

30 September 2014 – QinetiQ has been awarded an initial contract worth up to €2.3 million, to supply a critical component of the Euclid space telescope developed by Airbus Defence and Space in Toulouse and due to be launched in 2020.

QinetiQ Space wins contract with European Space Agency to develop International Berthing Docking Mechanism

June 3rd, 2014 Posted in Uncategorised

3 June 2014 – QinetiQ Space has won a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) for the development of the International Berthing Docking Mechanism (IBDM), a unique soft docking system for use by spacecraft at the International Space Station (...

QinetiQ awarded extension to International Space Station module servicing contract

May 13th, 2014 Posted in Uncategorised

13 May 2014 – QinetiQ has been awarded a contract extension for servicing the hardware components in the Columbus module, a component of the International Space Station (ISS) that houses various science laboratories and is the European Space Agenc...

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