The technology will be similar to Israel’s Iron Dome, shown here, on the left, intercepting rockets, on the right, fired by Hamas militants toward southern Israel in May 2021. (Anas Baba/AFP via Getty Images) By Matthew Feld, Published by The Telegraph, 8 September 2025 Cambridge Aerospace has raised millions of
By Stefanie Dazio, Mailn Haarala, Published by The Independent, 1 September 2025 The space center's 30-plus antennas can more easily communicate with satellites orbiting the North Pole Deep within the remote Swedish forest, where reindeer roam and scientists ski in winter, lies a pivotal site in Europe's ambition to challenge
By Pallab Ghosh, Published by the BBC, 20 August 2025 The UK Space Agency will cease to exist as an independent entity to cut the cost of bureaucracy, the government said on Wednesday. It will be absorbed by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) in April 2026. The
Render of a small launch vehicle launching from SaxaVord Spaceport - via Shetland Flyer Aerial Media Published by Shetland News, 19 August 2025 SAXAVORD Spaceport has announced that Scott Hammond will be its new chief executive following the death of co-founder Frank Strang. Formerly the deputy CEO, Hammond will take
IMAGE: Olena Bartienieva / Alamy By Noah Sylvia and Khem Rogaly, Published by RUSI, 18 August 2025 Framing defence spending as a path to prosperity ignores its poor economic returns, limited job creation, and the opportunity costs of not making alternative public investments. The government has committed to enormous increases
A transmit antenna at U.S. Space Force's Deep-Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC) Site 1 in Australia. (Image: Doug Humphries, BAE Systems) By Brett Tingley, Published by Space.com, 14 August 2025 DARC is designed to track multiple small moving objects in geosynchronous orbit — all around the globe, 24 hours a
Illustration of the Skyrora XL and its launch tower. Credit: Skyrora By Martin Smith, Published by NASA Spaceflight, 14 August 2025 Edinburgh-based Skyrora was granted its Spaceflight Operator Licence from the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on August 5 — the first vertical launch license awarded to a British company
From Space Scotland, 6 August 2025 Edinburgh - An industry-led body that represents Scotland’s fast-growing space sector has appointed Dr Natasha Nicholson as its new Chief Executive Officer, following an extensive and highly competitive recruitment process. Dr Nicholson returns to not-for-profit Space Scotland after playing a key role during its
