Exploring Our Space Park Microelectronics Foundry by Kelly McSweeney At the microelectronics foundry in Northrop Grumman’s Space Park campus, technicians and engineers hover over wafers — the bases that microchips are built in — that enable a range of missions, from advanced...

The world’s premier outcomes-focused, interdisciplinary space gathering – 2023 ASCEND – will hear directly from the crew onboard the International Space Station (ISS). Each year in Las Vegas, ASCEND brings together space industry professionals, students, and enthusiasts to accelerate building...

Space : the ultimate holiday destination? : Micromotors drive miniaturised laboratory instruments Is it possible that one day, you or I could step onto another planetary body? For decades, space travel has been reserved for the select few. Now, with...

UK-based orbital launch services company, Orbex, spent Monday 2 October with pupils from Farr High School, Thurso, encouraging them to consider a career in the space sector. As part of a secondary school careers event, Orbex highlighted the job opportunities,...

SatVu, the pioneering British climate tech company today announces a significant achievement in space technology, releasing the First Light imagery from its revolutionary thermal imaging satellite, HOTSAT-1 at the same time as announcing their move into commercial operations. This milestone...

Filtronic Secures Second ESA Project in Six Months ~ mmWave expert to study the use of D-band links within future 6G satellite systems ~ RF- and mm-Wave specialist, Filtronic, has been awarded a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA)...

UK Space Entrepreneur to Produce Documentary on Sector’s Future : Collaboration with renowned filmmaker showcases the emerging space economy  A LEADING space industry specialist has been named as an Associate Producer on the much-anticipated documentary FORTITUDE, which explores space as...

Space firms to develop Gulf-UK “Space Channel” : UAE and Bahrain leverage UK space expertise as part of new UK space initiative International space companies have won the opportunity to develop an ambitious project that will see Bahrain and the...

Keeping connectors secure in space ~ Exploring the different challenges connectors face in each stage of a space mission ~ Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket experienced a launch failure leading to the loss of seven satellites. A higher resistance in one...

According to Space Skills Alliance, 58 per cent of organisations in the space sector expect to increase their headcount over the next three years, yet 46 per cent say staff recruitment is a major barrier to their growth. Of late,...