Lockheed Martin's Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system (Army) By Wiley Stickney, Published by Bolt Flight, 20 June 2025 Amid escalating Russian aerial threats and geopolitical instability across Europe, Lockheed Martin has officially proposed a comprehensive missile defense solution to the United Kingdom. On June 19, 2025, as reported
Starlink satellites emit bright, unintended and unexpected signals that can be detected by radio telescopes. By Harry Baker, Published by Live Science, 18 June 2025 Researchers from the U.K. plan to launch a CubeSat covered with a newly formulated "hull-darkening" Vantablack paint into space next year. If successful, the coating
From the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, Published by Gov.uk, 16 June 2025 The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has awarded the £5.15 million satellite contract for the Orpheus space domain awareness mission to Astroscale UK. This will be a successor to the Prometheus-2 and CIRCE missions that were
Space operators monitor the sky for threats from foreign powers By Sarah Knapton, Published by AOL, 7 June 2025 In a fake village in Buckinghamshire, several members of Space Command are huddled around a computer screen watching a foreign missile approach a Ministry of Defence communications satellite. It is just
Illustration of robots assembling solar farms and data centers in outer space. Image generated by AI. By Gabriel Cruz, Published by Ride Baguette, 6 June 2025 In a groundbreaking collaboration, the UK Atomic Energy Authority and space-tech pioneer Space Solar are revolutionizing the future of energy and data management by
DARC technical demonstrator in White Sands, New Mexico By USSF Major Jacob Singleton, Published by Space Systems Command, 29 May 2025 EL SEGUNDO, Calif. - The engineer took a brief pause from holding his breath to shout, “Steady!” Sweat dripped down his forehead partly from the 100º F weather, but
SaxaVord, a rocket base in the Shetland Islands, still hopes to launch multiple orbital and suborbital missions in 2025 Credit: SaxaVord By Hans J Marter, Published by Shetland News, 13 May 2025 THE CHAIR of an influential parliament committee has praised the entrepreneurial drive of the team behind the SaxaVord
By Billy Briggs, Published by the Ferret, 8 May 2025 The latest frontier of Scotland’s industry may well be space, with significant investment being made in this emerging sector. As part of our Who Runs Scotland series, we’ve been looking at this burgeoning industry and some of the organisations and
