01 October 2020
UK to launch new international space collaborations
.... Funding – from £250,000 to £2.5 million - will be given to the best international collaborative projects from UK industry, academia and research organisations. Science Minister Amanda Solloway said: “The UK’s space sector is playing a critical role...
12 November 2020
ESA and NASA to partner on Mars sample return mission
... and engineering fields, and included interviews with experts across NASA and ESA, as well as in industry and academia. The Board made 44 recommendations regarding the programme’s scope and management, technical approach, schedule and funding...
19 May 2021
Nigeria appoints new space agency head
...population, settlement, infrastructure and boundaries. GRID-3 combines the expertise of partners in government, the United Nations, academia and the private sector to design adaptable and relevant geospatial solutions based on each country’s capacity...
14 June 2021
Space sector prepares for Sustainability Summit
... sector stakeholders have been joining forces to explore solutions to sustainability-focused challenges set by environmental groups, academia, businesses and the wider public. An initial period of outreach led to an influx of written submissions that...
09 July 2021
Skyrora launches challenge to de-orbit historic satellite
... Levykin was joined by British astronaut Tim Peake in issuing the call to government agencies, space companies and academia to develop a technical plan to de-orbit the 66 kg satellite. Skyrora’s own space tug orbital transfer vehicle (OTV) is set...
