Satellite technology could be used to support the clean up of UK nuclear sites, as part of a new Space Data Challenge launched by the UK Space Agency in collaboration with the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA). The Nuclear Decommissioning Space Data Challenge will encourage smaller businesses and university start-ups to Read more…
Specto Natura is part of the team selected by EC DG Environment to monitor Natura 2000 sites using Copernicus products The Cop4N2K project is led by space4environment of Luxembourg and includes Gisat (CZ), Bilbomatica (ES), Specto Natura (UK) and the Environment Agency of Austria. The team was awarded a service Read more…
As has become tradition, the sun shone down on the members of the British Association of Remote Sensing Companies as they gathered together at the Bluebird Restaurant on London’s King’s Road for the annual BARSC Annual General Meeting and Lunch, last week. In the impressive surroundings of the Beaufort Room, Read more…
Leonardo and Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd have been awarded funding from the UK’s Centre for Earth Observation Instrumentation (CEOI) to develop a new detector assembly for a low cost, world-leading Mid-Wave Infra-Red (MWIR) imager. The MWIR imager will be designed to achieve 3.5m GSD and to fit into a small Read more…
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) has today released an image and video of the Earth captured from Low Earth Orbit by a commercial grade Raspberry Pi camera and computer on board a Demonstration of Technology satellite called DoT-1, launched on a Soyuz rocket in July 2019. The image is of Read more…
The UK Space Agency (UKSA) invites proposals for space technology research and development projects to the National Space Technology Programme (NSTP) – Grants for Exploratory Ideas. This NSTP Call aims to develop the capability of the UK space sector by providing seed funding for early stage innovative ideas. Project proposals 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…
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…
Two of the UK’s leading Space sector companies, BARSC member Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) and Oxford Space Systems (OSS) have been awarded National Space Technology Programme funding to develop an innovative and stowage-efficient Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) payload. This new technology delivers a truly disruptive solution and is a Read more…
The British Association of Remote Sensing Companies (BARSC), the body that promotes the British earth observation industry throughout home markets and across the world, is delighted to confirm that EOX Consulting has joined to become their latest member company. EOX Consulting Ltd provides business and technical consultancy to the space Read more…