By Baba Tamim, Published by Interesting Engineering, 10 December 2022 The world's first space battery fueled by Americium-241, a nuclear-based fuel, will be developed in cooperation between the National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) and the U.K. Space Agency. This project will be carried out in a brand-new laboratory in Cumbria costing
UK Gov Press Release, 9 December 2022 The UK Space Agency and the National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) are to collaborate on the world’s first space battery powered by Americium-241. This work, commissioned and funded by the UK Space Agency from NNL, will be delivered in a new £19 million laboratory
By Jeff Foust, Published by SpaceNews, 8 December 2022 WASHINGTON — Just days after setting a launch date for its first launch from the United Kingdom, Virgin Orbit announced Dec. 8 it was delaying that mission for weeks because of technical and regulatory issues. In a statement provided to SpaceNews,
By Aria Alamalhodaei,Published by TechCrunch, 8 December 2022 Virgin Orbit is retargeting a launch that was supposed to take place as soon as next week from Cornwall, England — and that was to be the first spaceflight to depart from British soil — due to additional technical to-dos and remaining
By Lauren Boland, Published by The Journal, 7 December 2022 Virgin Orbit is planning to launch a satellite this month from Spaceport Cornwall, which is based at an airport in south-west England. ACCESS TO IRISH airspace is set to be briefly restricted when a satellite is launched by the UK
By Harry Baker, Published by Live Science, 6 December 2022 The International Astronomical Union has issued a warning over the newly launched BlueWalker 3 satellite, which is causing interference for both optical and radio telescopes.A giant new communications satellite that outshines almost all the stars in the night sky is
The Jumbo will release the rocket over the Atlantic OceanBy Jonathan Amos, Published by BBC News, 6 December 2022 The first ever orbital space launch from the UK is expected to take place on the night of Wednesday 14 December. Entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit company will run the
By Courtney Albon, Published by DefenseNews, 5 December 2022 WASHINGTON — SpaceX is creating a new national security business unit called Starshield that will build on its launch and satellite communications offerings and introduce additional capabilities including Earth observation. The company, founded by billionaire Elon Musk, unveiled Starshield Dec. 2,
