September 2025
Iran’s ascent - a space power in the shadow of sanctions
..., Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev reportedly made the first offer to fly an Iranian in 1990. Meanwhile, the Iranian Space Agency has announced intentions for a crewed mission, but a closer reading has always suggested that it would be suborbital...
19 March 2021
World's first commercial space debris removal demo set for launch
... active debris removal is Astroscale, with the aid of the UK government. Last week, the UK Space Agency issued space licences under the UK Outer Space Act for both the ELSA-d servicer and client spacecraft. The ‘Servicer’ is equipped with...
13 May 2023
Inmarsat boss calls for urgent action to reduce space debris
... delivered during a no-holes-barred keynote speech to more than 100 delegates at the New Space Atlantic Summit, organised by the Portugal Space Agency (PSA) in Lisbon this week. “It would be irresponsible of me not to call out that I believe we are...
29 May 2018
Gilmour Space prepares for suborbital hybrid rocket launch
...fire comes just over a week after the Australian government officially launched the Australian Space Agency and released details of a nine-month space industry review. The report included recommendations to support 'next generation’ rocket propulsion...
23 October 2020
Shetland spaceport boosts UK's plans for launch
... will also be created through wider manufacturing and support services. Following a thorough process of due diligence, the UK Space Agency has confirmed that Lockheed Martin’s plans to move its UK Pathfinder Launch to the Shetland site at Lamba Ness...
20 November 2020
Funding boost for Scottish airport’s spaceport plans
... of the aerospace industry's workforce in Scotland. Ian Annett, deputy CEO of the UK Space Agency, said: "The deal will deliver another boost to the UK's growing space sector by funding a range of new, cutting-edge aerospace activities around Glasgow...
