Is the UK Space Industry In Good Health in 2018?

The UK Space Agency’s biennial ‘Size & Health of the UK Space Industry’ report for 2018 was issued last week. This is put together with the help of London Economics through online questionnaires with organisations engaged in space-related activities, including … Continue reading

How many Earth observation satellites are in space in 2018?

Earth Observation (EO) satellites currently account for over one third of the operational satellites orbiting the Earth. As we described two weeks ago, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) satellite database there were 1 980 operational satellites at … Continue reading

Small Satellites Step Forward

We’re all about small satellites with this blog, after looking at the big beast that is GOES-R last week. Small satellites, microsatellites, cubesats or one of the other myriad of names they’re described as, have been in the news this … Continue reading