British engines propel spacecraft on its way to Mercury
Four QinetiQ T6 Gridded Ion Thrusters will power two science orbiters – the Mercury Planetary Orbiter and Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter – on their seven year journey to gather more knowledge about Mercury.
UK space industry welcomes Government investment into new satellite navigation system
UKspace fully endorses the Government’s plans to undertake a major feasibility study into the development of a British Global Navigation Satellite System.
UK radar satellite to be launched to monitor shipping activity
The first all-British radar satellite is set to go into orbit later to monitor suspicious shipping activity.
How the Great Power competition is extending into space
The US president’s proposal for a Space Force earlier this summer included a statement that China and Russia cannot be allowed to make further gains in space at America’s expense.
UK Space Agency: 2000 satellite launches by 2030
New figures published this month reveal that the UK could compete in a high value market to launch an estimated 2,000 satellites by 2030.
US Air Force looks at supplying forces from space
Deliveries from space 'are going to happen' the commander of the US Air Force's Air Mobility Command told reporters last week.
Virgin Orbit to use 747s to launch rockets from the UK
Virgin Orbit are in the final stages of testing and preparation for LauncherOne, a two-stage, expendable, LOX/RP-1 rocket that launches from a dedicated 747-400 carrier aircraft, called Cosmic Girl.
British firm Cobham to supply Lockheed Martin Orion spacecraft crew module elements
Cobham is to provide life support and propulsion components for the Orion spacecraft.
BAE to track and control space missions at Goonhilly
BAE Systems and Goonhilly Earth Station (GES) have entered into a partnership to commercialise deep space communications.
Scotland to be the site of the UK Space Agency’s first Spaceport
The UK Space Agency has selected Lockheed Martin to establish vertical launch operations in Sutherland, Scotland.
