Image Crown Copyright 2023 By George Allison, Published by UK Defence Journal, 27 November 2023 UK Space Command and the UK Space Agency have recently announced a new contract with Spaceflux, a British space technology company, to construct a novel ground-based space camera-telescope system in Cyprus. This development was disclosed
Northumbria University's Wynne Jones building will be remodelled into the centre By Samantha Jagger & Pamela Tickell, Published by the BBC, 23 November 2023 A university has secured £50m to build a "world-leading" space skills centre. The UK Space Agency gave Newcastle's Northumbria University £10m to create a hub for
The UK plans regular military space launch missions from its Scotland facility, featured here in a Lockheed Martin promotional video. (Lockheed Martin) By Andrew Chuter, Published by Defense News, 22 November 2023 London - The U.K.’s Space Command is in line to boost to it’s space domain awareness capabilities following
Northrop Grumman Withdraws from UK's Military Satellite Project Tender By Salman Khan, Published by bnn, 18 November 2023 In an unexpected development, major American aerospace and defense technology company, Northrop Grumman, has opted to withdraw from a critical tender for a narrowband military satellite project in the United Kingdom. The
By Andrew Parkinson, Published by European Spaceflight, 16 November 2023 Shetland Space Centre Limited owes approximately one million pounds to Shetland-based DITT Construction for the development of SaxaVord spaceport, two sources told European Spaceflight. The company currently does not have the funds to pay the amount after a £139 million
Published by the BBC, 15 November 2023 The timetable for what could be the first rocket launch from Shetland's SaxaVord spaceport has been set out. German rocket firm Hylmpulse will attempt sub-orbital launches - flights that are not fast enough to stay in outer space - from August 2024. Full
Artist's impression of an RFA rocket in flight. Image credit: RFA From: UK Space Agency, Published by gov.uk, 8 November 2023 Satellite launch company RFA UK (Rocket Factory Ltd) has received £3.5 million to support its plans to launch from SaxaVord Spaceport in the Shetland Islands. The funding was awarded
By Ewan Wright and Andrew FallePublished by The Conversation, 7 November 2023 In September 2021, Rwanda announced that it was planning to launch over 300,000 satellites. Three months later, a Canadian company, having previously launched two dozen CubeSats, said it would launch an additional 100,000. Then, a French company did likewise. And SpaceX, which
