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Reimagining Space: An Introduction to In-Space Manufacturing

Published: March 24, 2022

In this article for our Reimagining Space series, we are looking at the future possibilities for In-Space Manufacturing, what it means to manufacture in space...

Sustainable Earth
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Event Follow Up: Opportunities for UK space-enabled organisations across Indian agriculture

Published: March 15, 2022

On the 16th of February, the Satellite Applications Catapult (the Catapult), funded by Innovate UK / part of UK Research and Innovation, and supported by...

Sustainable Earth
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Event Follow Up: Opportunities for UK space-enabled organisations across Indian Health Sector

Published: March 15, 2022

On the 4th of May 2021, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the 2030 Roadmap for Future Relations. This...

Sustainable Earth
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A collaboration bringing together the expertise of the UK space and agricultural sectors is preparing for launch.

Published: February 22, 2022

The Satellite Applications Catapult and Harper Adams University have been working on an exciting new initiative, the Agri Living Lab, which aims to use satellite...

Beyond Earth
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The LEOPARD Project: Low Earth Orbit Pursuit for Active Debris Removal

Published: February 16, 2022

The LEOPARD (Low Earth Orbit Pursuit for Active Debris Removal) study will define concepts for de-orbiting 2 uncooperative UK space assets from low earth orbit....

Sustainable Earth
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Project Update: Satellite Technology Monitoring Disused Coal Tips in Wales

Published: January 27, 2022

In September 2021, the Satellite Applications Catapult and The Coal Authority announced the start of a joint project funded by the Welsh Government. Monitoring of...

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Four Learnings from ‘Design for Planet’

Published: January 10, 2022

Just 26 miles from Glasgow’s Scottish Events Campus, home of COP26, is Dundee’s V&A, the location of the Design Council’s ‘Design for Planet’ conference which...

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How the Space Sector Can Respond to The Glasgow Climate Pact

Published: December 13, 2021

COP26 concluded with The Glasgow Climate Pact, signed by all participating nations. The Pact acknowledges the shortcomings of the COP26 policy outcomes and suggests to...

Sustainable Earth
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Space Sustainability for the Next Century

Published: December 7, 2021

In the third edition of the Emerging Technology for Space webinar series, hosted by Satellite Applications Catapult and the University of Glasgow, we covered the...

Space Applications
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Space Applications Knowledge Exchange Sandpit

Published: December 3, 2021

In this hybrid Knowledge Exchange Sandpit event, the Satellite Applications Catapult joined forces with University College London (UCL) academics and researchers to find common areas...

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