ESA and Roscosmos have delayed the second ExoMars mission to the Red Planet, citing a lack of time to complete the necessary tests on the spacecraft components. In the frame of a dedicated meeting, ESA and Roscosmos heads Jan Wörner and Dmitry Rogozin agreed that further tests to the spacecraft with the final hardware and […]
Some £900m was promised in the Budget for investment to support UK businesses in developing future technologies, and space is certainly included within that. The National Space Strategy and a new space innovation fund will receive money from that £900m, but exactly how much was not specified. Space is just one area in the mix, […]
The UK Space Agency is working hard across Government to develop a new and comprehensive space strategy and also to establish a National Space Council. This will ensure that space is properly considered at the top table of Government; space is already being taken seriously within Westminster and has more support now than ever. This was the […]
Raytheon, in collaboration with the UK Department for International Trade, has welcomed more than two dozen British businesses to a UK Space Supplier Conference in Los Angeles, California. The conference created opportunities for small and medium-sized British businesses to enter the fast-moving and dynamic space sector. “In 2016 and 2017, this sector contributed £14.8 billion […]
A large space sector delegation from Canada has visited the UK to explore new partnerships and seek valuable opportunities to use space data, supported by the UK Space Agency. More than 20 representatives from the Canadian space industry and government visited the Harwell Space Cluster in Oxfordshire as well as organisations in London, Surrey Research […]
Loughborough-based Previsico has signed up to the national SPRINT business support programme to work with the University of Leicester on a major flood forecasting project. The University of Leicester will provide Previsico with flood extent information retrieved from satellite imagery. This will be combined with real-time flood models based on meteorological forecasts to enhance the […]
The world demand for rare and precious metals is growing, and a mix of political turmoil and natural scarcity are contributing to fears that the global supply will be unable to keep up. As supplies dwindle, demand grows, and prices rise, the new private company-based space race might offer a solution to the shortage. While […]
The UK-built Solar Orbiter spacecraft successfully launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida on 10 February, with the aim of taking the most detailed images ever of the Sun and providing crucial information about how its volatile activity affects its atmosphere. This knowledge will help improve predictions of space weather events, which can disrupt and damage […]
OneWeb has successfully launched 34 satellites as part of the development of its next generation satellite constellation which will comprise 648 satellites. OneWeb, which has its global operations centre in White City, London, plans to provide its first customer demonstrations by the end of 2020 and full commercial global services for sectors such as maritime, […]
The small satellite market is estimated to register a CAGR of more than 17% to 2025, according to a new report from Mordor Intelligence. Significant investments by venture companies, the growing demand for low-cost miniaturised satellites, and increasing demand for Earth observation applications are some of the major driving factors propelling the growth of the […]
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