19 June 2018
Harwell Space Cluster turbocharges growth in UK’s ‘New Space’ sector
... investment into the UK’s thriving space sector, with venture capitalist and private wealth funding focusing on companies at Harwell Campus. Ed Stacey, IQ Capital Partners LLP said: ”Historically, space technology has been one of the higher risk...
March 2021
Campuses, clusters and a leading force in UK space
... including employment, regional development and international collaboration opportunities to name a few. Of the 6000 people working at the Harwell campus in Oxfordshire more than one sixth of these are involved in the space sector. STFC and its...
July 2014
A revitalised space sector reduces costs and makes space data more accessible
...Said Business School in Oxford, Oxford Space Structures successfully applied to the ESA Business Incubator Centre (BIC) at Harwell Oxford after winning a ‘hackathon’-style event for students called Future Business Pre-Incubator. However, to transform...
January 2020
Collaborating to harness space innovation in healthcare
... clean energy systems and solutions that have a positive environmental impact. Mirico, an SME based within the Harwell cluster of 92 space organisations, is one example of a company that has successfully taken technology developed for space and...
20 July 2016
ESA open new laboratory in UK to test applications for future space missions
...is on components for space, we hope that the laboratory’s impact on the campus can extend well beyond.” The Harwell campus already has an established scientific presence and includes facilities such as semiconductor cleanrooms, the UK’s Central Laser...
09 July 2018
Plans for a future Mars rover to return soil samples to Earth
...was made after the Science Minister paid a visit to the Harwell space cluster in Oxford, with British astronaut Tim Peake. “... to explore the Moon, Mars and beyond,” said Peake. Harwell is also home to STFC RAL (Rutherford Appleton Laboratory) Space...
