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Autonomous & Connected Earth
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TUDOR (Towards Ubiquitous 3D Open Resilient Network)

Published: December 13, 2022

TUDOR (Towards Ubiquitous 3D Open Resilient Network) is an ambitious research project aiming to develop economically viable full geographic coverage and thereby eliminating the digital...

Beyond Earth
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Fusion Robots at work in the UK Space Industry

Published: December 5, 2022

Advanced robotics and remote handling technologies from fusion successfully trialed for complex operations in the space industry. UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and the Satellite...

Resilient Earth
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Conservation Partnership Launches New Award to Advance Biodiversity Conservation from Space

Published: December 5, 2022

Connected Conservation Foundation and Airbus Foundation have today announced a new grant: ‘Satellites for Biodiversity Award’, to accelerate the use of high-resolution satellite imagery for...

Autonomous & Connected Earth
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5G-MOBIX Innovates Internationally with Help from the Satellite Applications Catapult

Published: November 30, 2022

The Satellite Applications Catapult through its membership of ERTICO (ITS EUROPE), was part of the core team that shaped and secured funding from the H2020...

Space Applications
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Announcing the Space Partnership – A Coalition for Growth

Published: November 21, 2022

The formation of a new Space Partnership is being announced today, bringing together industry, academia and government stakeholders to work together on priority issues to...

Westcott Space Cluster
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Benchmark Space Systems Nearly Triples Team, Expands Global Production Capacity In 2022 to Meet Rising Propulsion System Demand

Published: November 15, 2022

With its Halcyon propulsion systems playing pivotal roles in key military and commercial space missions this year, Benchmark Space Systems today announced it has tripled...

Space Applications
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The SPIN Programme: 2022

Published: November 14, 2022

The Space Placements in Industry (SPIN) scheme provides placement opportunities for those considering employment in the space sector and connects space sector organisations who want...

Westcott Space Cluster
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Fledgling Space Firms Set to Fly with New Funding Package

Published: November 10, 2022

Small businesses looking to develop their expertise in the space sector are being offered a new funding package. The £500,000 Westcott Accelerator and Incubation Programme...

Beyond Earth
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IOD-3 Amber Begins its Journey to Orbit

Published: October 24, 2022

Starting up the UK space industry: as Virgin Orbit reveals the mission name of the historic first launch from UK soil, integration begins at Spaceport...

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Bringing Regional Verification to the Life Cycle Assessment of Raw Materials

Published: October 21, 2022

Background The demand for raw materials to sustain the growth required in the renewable energy sector has never been as strong as it is now....

Beyond Earth
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IOD-3 Amber – The Best of the UK Space Industry

Published: October 14, 2022

Last week, the first satellite in Horizon Technologies’ new Amber constellation left AAC Clyde Space in Glasgow to travel to Spaceport Cornwall. Shortly it will...

Space Applications
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Space Enterprise Community hits 1000 users

Published: October 10, 2022

Last week saw us hit a major target in the growth of the Space Enterprise Community (SEC) as Lizzie Embleton from Glyndwr Innovations Limited became...

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