Unst, which has a population of only 600, is identified in UK Space Agency research as best site in UK for spaceport to launch satellites into orbit. For the 600 residents of the most northern island in the Shetlands, it could be the most exciting thing since Unstfest – the Read more…
British small satellite manufacturer Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) is selling off its U.S. factory to General Atomics, a defense contractor with a growing interest in building military-optimized spacecraft. SSTL and General Atomics announced in separate statements Nov. 13 that the facility and accompanying workforce at SST-US’s Englewood, Colorado location Read more…
BARSC member, The Satellite Applications Catapult, will be hosting a Satuccino from 2:30pm on Wednesday 6 December 2017 at their offices in Harwell, Oxfordshire. The Satuccino is a specially designed space industry networking event for space technology and satellite application sector companies engaged with the Satellite Applications Catapult. Satuccino gives Read more…
The Centre for EO Instrumentation (CEOI) has announcec the release of the 11th Call for EO Technology and Instrumentation Development Proposals. The CEOI is looking to fund projects which will develop world-leading UK EO technologies for future operational or commercial missions, with a particular interest in technologies which will create Read more…
Scottish precision agriculture specialists SoilEssentials Ltd, in collaboration with BARSC member Deimos Space UK, have developed KORE; a new cloud-based land management platform. KORE is being presented at Agritechnica in Hanover, Germany 12-18th November. Visitors can find SoilEssentials and KORE on stand J29 in Hall 15 and enjoy the opportunity Read more…
The UK Space Agency is seeking to identify UK organisations and institutes with the capability and desire to contribute to the development of the Payload Data Ground Segment for the MicroCarb mission. The purpose of this call is to provide information on this opportunity, to articulate the expertise that is Read more…
The world record for the number of small satellites launched in a single calendar year was broken in the third quarter of 2017, according to the second Small Satellite Marketing Intelligence Report published by the Satellite Applications Catapult. In the period, July to September 2017, 84 small satellites (weighing less Read more…
Owen Hawkins, Operations Director at BARSC corporate member Earth-i, shares his thoughts on the pioneering nature of Earth Observation in the UK after attending Reinventing Space and the Earth Observation Showcase. “…people are moving beyond traditional barriers and definitions between ‘old space’ and ‘new space’, and coming together to seriously Read more…
The European Space Agency (ESA) is offering support to companies to assess the viability of commercial space-based services in response to climate change to meet the demands of particular user communities. ESA Business Applications is running a Kick-start competition aimed at identifying ideas for new types of Commercial Climate Services. Read more…
SpaceX’s Oct. 30 launch of the Koreasat-5A telecommunications satellite doubled the number of Falcon 9 missions completed in a single year and ties the company with United Launch Alliance’s record of 16 launches in one year.