This month, the Space Industry Bulletin launches the Space Industry Barometer, a quarterly business survey to gauge sentiment within the sector over the current business issues. The bulletin would like your views to help build a comprehensive picture of the space sector’s challenges. The survey is anonymous and will take Read more…
BARSC Member, CGI has announced a cash offer of 254.15 pence per share to acquire the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of SCISYS, also a BARSC Member, through its wholly owned indirect subsidiary CGI Group Holdings Europe Limited. The offer is unanimously recommended by the SCISYS Read more…
The successful launch on 24 June 2019 EST of 6 satellites for the FORMOSAT-7 joint US-Taiwanese weather forecasting constellation marks the start of another SSTL-enabled space mission, a cause for celebration at SSTL’s UK HQ. The launch on the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from the Kennedy Space Centre was attended Read more…
The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) Space Programme is seeking proposals that can aid UK Defence and Security to develop future space technologies. They are looking for innovative solutions that can address the following challenge areas; Technologies for defending future UK space assets Novel sensing and Intelligence, Surveillance and Read more…
A new National Space Council, to be established later this year, will provide strategic leadership on space across government, coordinating all aspects of the UK’s space strategy, investment and use of space through a new National Space Framework. Science Minister Chris Skidmore said: “As we approach the 50th anniversary of Read more…
A mission proposed by the UK Space Agency has been added to the European Space Agency’s Earth Watch programme, as the UK bids to host United Nations climate talks next year. Space offers a unique vantage point from which to observe, measure and monitor the Earth’s climate. At the EU Read more…
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) has released an image showing the successful deployment of the de-orbit drag sail on-board TechDemoSat-1. The deployment of the Icarus-1 drag sail, which was supplied by Cranfield University, marks the end of mission operations for SSTL’s TechDemoSat-1 small satellite which was launched into a 635 Read more…
The Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) has launched a new Special Interest Group (SIG) to support the geospatial community to accelerate innovation and grow the UK economy. The SIG was formally opened at GeoBusiness 2019 on the 22nd May and is designed to help stimulate cross sector innovation in the geospatial Read more…
Sub 1 metre resolution image data from SSTL S1-4 satellite to be leased to Airbus Sub 1 metre resolution image of Tampa, USA acquired by SSTL S1-4 satellite, 2019. Credit SSTL. Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) has signed a contract with Airbus to provide high resolution optical data from the Read more…
DIAS. What is it? Why is it? Find out more by listening to the latest episode of the earth observation podcast from Alastair (@ajggeoger) and Andrew (@map_andrew). These two industry experts discuss their first impressions of the Data and Information Access Services in this, part one of a two part Read more…