UK Space Conference 2023!

Download this page in PDF format This week sees one of the space sector’s premier events take place, with the biennial UK Space Conference at the International Conference Centre in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Space for Our Future The conference takes … Continue reading

State of UK Space and Satellite Industry

Download this page in PDF format Last week the UK Government’s Science and Technology Committee published its report into the ‘UK Space Strategy and UK Satellite Infrastructure’. At over ninety-pages in length, there is a lot of detail and interesting … Continue reading

UK Preparing For First Satellite Launches

Download this page in PDF format The UK is getting closer to joining the club of satellite launching nations according to two announcements made last week, with progress being made for both horizontal and vertical launch facilities in Cornwall and … Continue reading

New Launches and New Earth Observation Player!

Download this page in PDF format Last week the second satellite in Airbus’ Pléiades Neo Earth Observation (EO) constellation was successfully launched from French Guiana onboard ArianeSpace’s Vega rocket. Pléiades Neo 4 is the second in what will be a … Continue reading

Spaceports, Space Council & Satellite Inspired Ice Flows

Download this page in PDF format There have been some interesting and exciting announcements over the last week related to the space and Earth observation (EO) industries. Firstly, the UK Government announced last week that a National Space Council will … Continue reading

Future UK Satellite Launches?

Download this page in PDF format Over the last few years the number of satellites being launched has increased dramatically, driven by the rise of smaller satellites. This increase has also led to a logjam in available launch vehicles, which … Continue reading

How many satellites are orbiting the Earth in 2015?

Download this page in PDF format If you’d like the updated details for 2016, please click here. A satellite can be defined as an artificial body placed in orbit around a planet in order to collect information, or for communication. … Continue reading

Our Beaches Are Shrinking!

Download this page in PDF format Do you remember the fun of building sandcastles at the beach? It’s something almost every child loves to do, but perhaps not for too much longer. According to an article published in The New … Continue reading