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British built laser spacecraft launched into orbit

Air August 23, 2018

A British-built satellite equipped with a 3.4-Kilowatt laser, as powerful as 840 lightbulbs, has been launched into space. Flying at 200 miles above the surface of the Earth, the powerful laser on the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Aeolus spacecraft will beam down into the atmosphere and measure wind speeds. This represents a ...

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November 14, 2022

Air - Government ministers visit spaceport ahead of first UK launch

Government ministers have visited Spaceport Cornwall ahead of the first satellite launch from UK soil later this month. Science Minister, George

October 18, 2022

Air - £15 million investment in satellite communications from UK Space Agency

Science Minister Nusrat Ghani has unveiled a new £15 million fund for UK businesses to revolutionise satellite communications technology. The competition, running until