21 July 2021
New balloon-borne astronomical telescope to rival Hubble
... Universities in conjunction with NASA and the Canadian Space Agency. It’s aim is to capture ancient light that... month, repairs have to be done remotely from the ground or in space by astronauts. But, as SuperBIT is fastened beneath a balloon, it ...
05 June 2019
UK government backs ambitious space plans
... to take corrective action to protect assets such as power grids. The UK Space Agency and European Space Agency ( ESA ) will collaborate closely on science, space and ground systems technology with NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
07 August 2020
UK space launch sector builds foundation for collaborative future
... sector, including both industry and academia, attended each of the virtual sessions. Government agencies - including the UK Space Agency, Civil Aviation Authority, Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure, the Ministry of Defence, the...
01 October 2020
UK to launch new international space collaborations
... and develop them, creating high-skilled jobs and boosting our economy.” This funding builds on the UK Space Agency’s existing work on the world stage. In June the UK and US governments signed an agreement which paves the way...
July 2021
Canadarm2 - 20 years of Canadian space robotics on the ISS
.... Tim started his career at Spar Aerospace in Toronto, working on the design of the Canadarm2. He joined the Canadian Space Agency and moved to Houston in November 1995, where he led the establishment of the Canadian-US ISS robotics flight control...
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...
