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Facilities
Purpose-built facilities designed to eliminate growth barriers for UK space sector companies
What We Do
We aim to provide businesses with cost-effective, unique capabilities that will help accelerate their product to market faster using the advice of our technical experts and state of the art equipment in multiple locations.
Get in touch
We can help you identify where you are on your development journey, connect you with industry experts, and highlight relevant equipment – facilities@sa.catapult.org.uk
Work With Us
Take your technology for space to the next level with our exceptional capabilities and technical expertise.
We can support the design, manufacturing, and testing of your products for deployment – providing a secure testing environment and dedicated experts on-hand to support you.
We support organisations of all sizes to accelerate their development in a cost-effective way that’s tailored to meet your specific needs. From expert advice and innovation services, to growth opportunities and strategic networks.
Facilities for Academia
Access to testing facilities can be difficult, expensive, limited, and often out of reach for long-term projects.
That’s why we’ve launched our Facilities for Academia Fund. This fund gives UK-based academics (PhD level and above) the chance to access our cutting-edge facilities, from advanced testing ranges to specialist labs.
By opening our doors to the academic community, we’re helping researchers accelerate discovery, strengthen collaborations, and drive the next wave of innovation in the UK space sector.
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Testimonials
“The Catapult team’s support has accelerated our ability to deliver certified safety-critical technology, directly contributing to Flare Bright’s commercial readiness and credibility in the drone operations sector.”
Mick Davidson
Product Delivery Manager, Flare Bright
“The Catapult is a brilliant resource for small space sector companies, such as Sofant, who simply would not be able to self-fund such test facilities.”
David Withers
CEO, Sofrant Technologies
“The Drone Test and Development Centre proved to be the ideal location for us to test our novel drone radar system. I look forward to using the sensor test range, as these unique facilities will allow us to further validate our technology and results.”
Dr Anthony Carpenter
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Imperial College London
“Thanks to support from the SAC, we were able to successfully deliver our first thrusters for launch. Successfully delivering and integrating these thrusters has helped us to complete a recent funding round of £8M, bringing foreign capital into the UK and enabling us to scale up to 30 full-time staff.”
Thomas Clayson
CTO, Magdrive