A new investment facility in Northern Ireland’s space industry has been opened by UK astronaut Major Tim Peake. Major Peake officially opened Thales’s space propulsion facilities in Belfast as part of a UK wide programme organised by the UK Space Agency and ESA designed to promote space manufacturing and STEM subjects. The ...
Following calls for proposals earlier this year, some £150,000 has been awarded in grants for exciting new space education and outreach activities projects. Eight partners have been selected by the UK Space Agency to receive grants for outreach and education activities related to the space exploration programme. The partners selected for funding ...
The sophisticated communications technology of Lockheed Martin, the global aerospace, defence, security and advanced technologies company, is being used by the US National Science Foundation (NSF) to provide an outside link from its remote research station at the South Pole. A Lockheed Martin-built satellite within the Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) ...
The Scottish aerospace industry is looking to take off following a recent £5M investment in the sector. Spirit AeroSystems has recently completed infrastructure investment at its Prestwick site, which was officially opened this week by Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Jobs and Fair Work, Keith Brown. Designing and building large aerostructures, including ...
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