The UK Government has launched the first funding call for its C-LEO programme – to help boost the country’s satellite communications sector – which was announced in the recent Spring Budget. There is £60 million of funding being made available over the next four years for satellite constellation-related ideas. Awards of up to £20 million per project will be funded ...
The UK Space Agency (UKSA) has announced that Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) has won £250,000 of investment from the UK’s Space Clusters Infrastructure Fund (SCIF). The funding – to be matched by the company – will enable a Research and Development Imager Cleanroom to improve SSTL’s facilities in Guildford. This will, say the parties, support the development of cutting-edge, ...
Today sees the start of Space-Comm Expo, Farnborough, aiming to address the global space industry. It’s described as the UK’s biggest event in the space industry calendar, with 4,000 people expected to attend – from governments, business and academia – along with 200 exhibitors and 100 international speakers. Issues addressed will the commercialisation, security, and sustainability of space exploration and ...
The UK Space agency is funding a comms tech competition with a potential of £10 million investment open to a range of “innovative products or components, systems or services, and any aspect of the space, ground or network segments”. This could, for example, include technologies such as the laser communication in space, or the use of space tech to improve ...
The UK Space Agency is proposing £15 million of funding for science and tech projects in a potential UK mission with Axiom Space, the in-orbit infrastructure specialist. Specifically, two new funding calls have opened: one for science and another for technology demonstrators. This is in preparation for an agreement being reached to fly a team of four British astronauts on ...
ClearSpace, an in-orbit services company, has revealed more details of its contract with the UK Space agency for the REFUEL.ME study, which will run until September 2024. The brief is to establish key mission requirements, said ClearSpace, leading to an initial design of the servicer satellite and a review of the market potential. It is expected that the selected servicer ...
The UK is funding scientists and engineers to work on a series of international space science and exploration projects involving the Moon, Mars and Venus. The UK Space Agency (UKSA) has announced the allocation of £7 million under the Space Science and Exploration Bilateral Programme. The seven projects involve the universities of Aberdeen, Cambridge, Leicester (twice), Royal Holloway, Sussex and ...
The UK Space Agency (UKSA) is funding work to prolong the life of satellites, via in-orbit servicing. Specifically, there will be a £2 million upgrade to the Satellite Applications Catapult’s In-Orbit Servicing and Manufacturing (IOSM) facility at the Westcott Space Cluster in Aylesbury. The facility will provide unique capabilities, in the UK, for companies to verify, validate and demonstrate a ...
The UK Space Agency is launching a £1.2 million Aqualunar Challenge to design technologies to purify the water buried beneath the lunar surface. It’s an international challenge prize, taking place in collaboration with both the Canadian Space Agency and Impact Canada. The idea is that it will award UK-led start-ups with seed funding to develop the technologies to purify the ...
The UK Space Agency is again funding a competitive scholarship scheme for UK citizens to attend study programmes at the International Space University (ISU). The ISU provides graduate-level training at its Central Campus in Strasbourg, France and at other locations, such as Boston and Adelaide. Its curriculum covers disciplines related to space programmes and enterprises, for example: space science, space ...
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