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South Coast Centre of Excellence: End of Year Round-Up 2022

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Space Applications
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Stuart Martin to step down as Chief Executive of the Satellite Applications Catapult

The Satellite Applications Catapult today announces that its Chief Executive, Stuart Martin, has notified the board of directors of his intent to stand down from...

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The O-RANOS Initiative and its Part in UK Digital Innovation

This month the O-RANOS consortium members met at the University of Bristol (UoB) to collaborate and discuss the project, as well as its next steps...

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Beyond Earth
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Revolutionary Space Debris Removal Mission Advances to its Next Phase

Switzerland-based ClearSpace and its industrial partners have successfully passed their first major program review with the European Space Agency (ESA) for its ground-breaking mission to...

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Space Applications
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New Space Capability Mapping Tool Unveiled at the 2023 Avalon Airshow

Satellite Applications Catapult, SmartSat Cooperative Research Centre (CRC), and the UK Government have announced a new space supply chain mapping tool to showcase the United...

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Space Applications
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Levelling-Up Boost for the UK Space Sector with New Funding for Growth

Eighteen projects aimed at boosting the space sector across the UK are to receive funding from the UK Space Agency. The £6.5 million includes support...

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Beyond Earth
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Company Spotlight: Magdrive

Magdrive, a UK-based business is set to change spacecraft propulsion. They intend to do so by replacing the current chemical reaction model, to one which...

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Autonomous & Connected Earth
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Drone Development Takes Flight at Westcott

Westcott Venture Park’s position as launchpad for the development of drone technology has been further strengthened with the opening of a new Drone Test and...

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Beyond Earth
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UK Space-Based Solar Power Project Secures Government Funding

Space innovation and technology company the Satellite Applications Catapult has taken the first step in the development of a new sustainable energy technology from space....

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Space Applications
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Satellite Applications Catapult Annual Report 2022

Download the Satellite Applications Catapult 2022 Annual Report >>

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Beyond Earth
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IOD-3 Amber – Operations Update

Space innovation and technology company the Satellite Applications Catapult and leading SIGINT and space-based intelligence solutions provider Horizon Technologies announced today that IOD-3 Amber™, the...

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Sustainable Earth
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Adopting STAC to simplify geospatial workflows

Data management has always been a tricky business in the Earth Observation (EO) world, with the storage, access and searching of multiple terabytes of satellite...

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