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New satellite propulsion test facility to propel UK into new space age

New satellite propulsion test facility to propel UK into new space age

Air December 22, 2020

A new gold standard national rocket test facility will soon open its doors, Science Minister Amanda Solloway has announced. The new centre will allow UK companies and academics to fire up and test state-of-the-art space propulsion engines at up to 1.5kN in high-altitude vacuum, an equivalent test altitude of 140,000ft. It ...

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