May 2017
Could Brexit blow a hole in UK’s space ambitions?
... Centre for Satellite Applications and Telecommunications (ECSAT) - at Harwell, Oxfordshire, in July 2015. Plans for commercial spaceflight launches from UK spaceports might become more viable with cheaper launch systems, including some of the...
13 December 2023
Orbex awarded £3.3 million as part of ESA initiative
... is thriving and we’re committed to becoming Europe’s leading destination for small satellite launches and developing world class commercial spaceflight capability up and down the country. Today’s funding will not only help grow our domestic launch...
October 2020
Connecting the global space community
... the Chinese Space Station (CSS), as phase three of its Tiangong programme, and a number of innovative private commercial spaceflight initiatives. Engineers at work on UAE’s Hope satellite which was launched to Mars in July. Exploring space provides...
July 2021
A shared vision for space exploration
... Accords naysayers, a few questions are worth considering. SpaceX, along with Blue Origin and industry group Commercial Spaceflight Federation are among those who have welcomed the Accords because they point the way to predictable...
May 2019
Space for Art – Astronauts and artists
...’ created after flying in space and (below) a musical jam session on the International Space Station. As we enter an age of commercial spaceflight where more and more people will have access to the life-changing experience of flying in space, we will...
July 2019
Settling the final frontier
... frontiers on Earth, we have barely begun to explore our own solar system. Commerce: it’s still early in private and commercial spaceflight, but financial analysts see a bright and profitable future in space-based commerce. Off-Earth mining, space...
