Defence & Security
Britain’s Drone Economy is Stuck Between Trial and Take-Off
The UK drone economy could be worth up to £45 billion by 2030 and the Government has set a course for routine Beyond Visual Line...
News and Comment
Beyond Earth
UK Microgravity Demonstration Programme
Satellite Applications Catapult launches call for ideas for a UK Microgravity Demonstration Programme The Satellite Applications Catapult is seeking expressions of interest from UK organisations and consortia...
Defence & Security
The Defence Investment Plan: The UK’s Drone Ambitions and its Space Capability Must Move in Step
Drones are no longer a niche capability. Ukraine plans to manufacture about 10 million drones by the end of 2026 and has the capacity to...
Space Applications
The SpaceX IPO: What it Tells Us About the UK Space Economy
The expected Initial Public Offering (IPO) of SpaceX on 12 June has generated global attention, largely because of the company’s extraordinary achievements in rocket technology and satellite communications. Much of...
Beyond Earth
The Fluid Frontier: Why Mastering Fuel Slosh is the Key to the Orbital Economy
Fuel sloshing in microgravity can be mission-critical, influencing spacecraft stability during delicate operations such as docking or servicing. The SLOSH-CAT project is tackling this challenge...
Resilient Earth
BBC News: New AI Technology to Track Maritime Emissions
A new system using artificial intelligence (AI) to track the sources and movement of shipping emissions has been launched following extensive testing in Plymouth Sound....
Resilient Earth
EO-enabled Nature Finance: Overcoming Barriers and Building UK Leadership
The rapid loss of biodiversity poses significant risks to the UK, affecting food security, water resources, climate stability and the wider economy.
Beyond Earth
From Insight to Implementation: A Year of Progress in Microgravity R&D
In April 2025, the Satellite Applications Catapult (SAC) convened 26 stakeholders from 17 organisations to explore what it would take for the UK to lead...
Space Applications
Innovate UK Strategy: Turning Breakthrough Ideas into the UK’s Next Industry Giants
This prospectus shows how Innovate UK backs deep and hard tech businesses in priority sectors with funding, support and connections to help them start, scale...
International Women’s Day 2026
Happy International Women’s Day 2026! International Women’s Day has been celebrated for over 100 years, but we still live in a world where inequalities exist...
Beyond Earth
Technical Considerations for Serviceable Spacecraft
Sustainability in space is a challenge that requires practical solutions. More launches, space debris, and the environmental cost of repeated satellite replacement are forcing the...
Beyond Earth
Beyond Earth: Orbital Data Centres and In-Orbit Compute
‘Beyond Earth: Orbital Data Centres and In-Orbit Compute’ examines the growing pressures facing terrestrial digital infrastructure and the emerging case for relocating elements of compute...