Researchers led by the University of Central Florida (UCF) and funded by a $10 million NASA University Leadership Initiative are aiming to accelerate aviation sustainability by examining the role ammonia could play as an alternative to fossil jet fuel –...

Experts and innovators from across the space sector supply chain are invited to meet at Farnborough, as registration for the must-attend Space-Comm Expo, taking place 7-8 September 2022, opens. Brought to the industry by leading organisers Hub Exhibitions, in partnership...

Orbex has unveiled the first full-scale prototype of the Prime orbital space rocket on its dedicated launch pad publicly for the first time. The unveiling of the first of a new generation of European launch vehicles – designed to launch...

Globally focused strategic space marketing firm AstroAgency, headquartered in Edinburgh, Scotland, has announced it will team up with a Dubai-based space investment and advisory company AzurX, to support space businesses in both regions, access new development opportunities and forge collaborative...

Employment in the UK space sector hit 46,995 in 2020, up from 44,040 in 2019: an increase of 2,955 (6.7%). Sector income increased in nominal terms from £16.4 billion to £16.5 billion, with exports counting for around a third (32%)...

BAE Systems has acquired In-Space Missions, a UK company that designs, builds and operates satellites and satellite systems. The acquisition will combine BAE Systems’ experience in highly secure satellite communications with In-Space Missions’ full lifecycle satellite capability, to make a...

Airbus Now ‘Foaming’ on Board the International Space Station : Airbus has sent a new fluid experiment, FOAM-C, to the International Space Station (ISS). FOAM-C, which was developed and manufactured for the European Space Agency (ESA), is scheduled to be...

Honeywell and Lockheed Martin to Provide Critical Components for Nasa’s Orion Spacecraft : Honeywell has been awarded a contract by Lockheed Martin to support production of NASA’s Orion spacecraft fleet for the upcoming Artemis missions, which will bring humans back...