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New Space Enterprise Lab opens at Surrey Technology Centre

A Space Enterprise Lab (SEL) has been launched at Surrey Technology Centre, providing users with access to the collaborative technology, resources and expertise – the...

Space Applications
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Satellite Applications Catapult and Voyager Technologies to Collaborate on ISAM

The Satellite Applications Catapult (Catapult), a leading UK space company accelerating the invention and adoption of space data and technology, and Voyager Technologies (Voyager), a...

Beyond Earth
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The Emerging Technologies Webinar Series

What is the Emerging Technologies Webinar series? The Emerging Technologies webinar series offer unparalleled insights into cutting-edge advancements across the space sector, fostering a deeper...

Space Applications
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The Satellite Applications Catapult appoints five new Non-Executive Directors

The Satellite Applications Catapult has appointed five new non-executive directors, Manjari Chandran-Ramesh, Tobias Ellwood, Ruth Mallors-Ray, Tony Mather and Colin McInnes, who will join the...

Space Applications
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Unlocking New Opportunities: UK and Taiwan Collaborate to Enhance the Global Space Ecosystem

New Taiwanese Space Ecosystem Map to Strengthen UK – Taiwan Collaboration The Satellite Applications Catapult (Catapult) and the Taiwan Space Agency (TASA) have launched a...

Business Support
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Congratulations to Biofonic for Winning the Farming Forward Innovation Challenge!

We are thrilled to announce that Biofonic has been named the winner of the Farming Forward Innovation Challenge, part of the Environmental Space Living Lab (ESLL)...

Space Applications
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Satellite Applications Catapult Annual Report 2024

Space Applications
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Lucy Edge Stands Down as Chief of Missions and Deputy CEO after 7 years

After 7 years at the Satellite Applications Catapult, Lucy Edge, Chief of Missions and Deputy CEO will stand down at the end of January.  Lucy...

Sustainable Earth
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Spark Workshop Report: Sustainable, Resilient, and Profitable Local Supply Chains

This report was written by the Satellite Applications Catapult with support from Pipers Farm and workshop attendees. The workshop and report were funded by the...

Beyond Earth
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Space Isn’t So Hard and the BSGN Helps

Access to space is easier and less costly than ever before. This is creating new opportunities for innovative UK and European organisations to develop and...

Beyond Earth
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Dates Announced for the In-Orbit Servicing, Assembly and Manufacturing Conference, 2025

Today, at the Space Tech Expo in Bremen, the Satellite Applications Catapult and the UK Space Agency announced the dates for the UK’s second In-Orbit...

Beyond Earth
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Collision Without Failure: Simulating What Happens When Spacecraft “Bump”

Find out how our ISAM Facility upgrades are allowing us to see what happens when spacecraft collide at low speed. Using contact dynamics, we can...

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