Representatives from the Canadian space sector have arrived in Britain to explore opportunities within the UK Space Agency. A delegation of Canadian space sector representatives will visit the Harwell Space Cluster in Oxfordshire as well as facilities in Glasgow and Surrey Research Park. The visit, led by the High Commission of ...
The Shetland Space Centre (SSC) satellite launch site has received £2million in funding from private equity firm Leonne International. The SSC plans to build a satellite launch site and has received the funding in exchange for Leonne International owning a 20% stake in the business. The cash injection will be used ...
The ESA has launched its Solar Orbiter mission which will take images of previously unseen regions of the Sun. The ESA (European Space Agency), in collaboration with NASA, launched the Solar Orbiter spacecraft from Cape Canaveral on 10 February. It will also investigate how intense radiation and energetic particles being blasted ...
A new report from the UK Space Agency looks at the economic benefits of spending in space science. The report has found that £523million in UK Space Agency funding into the ESA’s Space Science programme has generated £1.4billion for UK industry. The UK industry regularly secures major ESA contracts to provide ...