June 2015
Bringing technology down to earth
... can drive sustainable development for the construction industry, using technologies developed for space. Space technology transfer involves finding technologies and concepts in the space industry that can be applied to other areas, such as in the...
September 2020
Commercial opportunities beyond Earth orbit
... environment. But what of commercial interests? As well as standalone private sector initiatives, there is potential for space technology and engineering companies to support government projects and develop on the back of them. For instance, newly...
January 2021
How the UK space sector is levelling up with support from its science facilities
... analysing data. The work STFC engages in with businesses facilitates and realises the potential and impact of space technology both upstream and downstream. In 2020, STFC celebrated the tenth anniversary of its involvement in the flagship programme...
June 2021
Autonomous robots in space
...sources of inspiration and international cooperation but were also key to the technological advancement of space technologies. Today, the inherent challenges for humans in the space environment provide at least some of the inspiration for the concept...
28 November 2016
UK capital investment company initiates pioneering space technologies fund
...on investing in both downstream (software), and upstream (hardware) opportunities, and will also look at technologies that have potential space applications such as robotics, nanomaterials and artificial intelligence and those which rely on satellite...
12 July 2021
Seraphim offers public opportunity to invest in space tech
... proceeds of approximately £178.4 million in an initial issue of ordinary shares. It means the UK firm - the world's first dedicated space technology investor - will list fund shares on the London Stock Exchange and so give the general public the...
