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Beyond Earth
Space debris orbiting Earth against a backdrop of city lights on the planet's surface.

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...

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...

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...

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...

Autonomous & Connected Earth
Two men hold a drone outside the Westcott Innovation Centre and Catapult Satellite Applications building.

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...

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....

Space Applications
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Satellite Applications Catapult Annual Report 2022

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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...

Sustainable Earth
Illustration of a satellite orbiting Earth, with digital connections forming a network pattern over the planet.

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...

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

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

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...

Sustainable Earth
Penguins on rocky terrain with icebergs in the background and text reading "Satellites for Biodiversity Award.

Conservation Partnership Launches New Award to Advance Biodiversity Conservation from Space

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...

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