Astronauts complete spacewalk to install British-built broadband hub on ISS
The technology will revolutionise scientists’ ability in the UK and Europe to access the results of space-based experiments.
UK News|Jan 27, 2021
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Spacewalk to install British kit on International Space Station
The system will allow astronauts to communicate with Earth at home broadband speeds.
UK News|Jan 27, 2021
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Orbiting space debris ‘the new drifting island of plastic’
There are nearly 2,000 active satellites in low-Earth orbit.
UK News|Jan 12, 2021
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British-built spacecraft set for festive flyby of Venus
The closest approach will take place at 12.39pm UK time on December 27.
UK News|Dec 24, 2020
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Dreaming of a red Christmas – festive silhouettes appear on Mars
The European Space Agency’s Mars Express has spotted the shape of an angel and a heart on our neighbouring planet.
UK News|Dec 17, 2020
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ESA hoping for UK involvement in EU-funded space programmes
The European Space Agency (ESA) has also appointed a new director general.
UK News|Dec 17, 2020
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Space experiment could unlock resources for missions to the moon and Mars
A biomining experiment on the International Space Station could help the first space settlers to gather the minerals they need to survive.
UK News|Dec 5, 2020
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New 3D map of Milky Way ‘could help shed light on galaxy’s origin and future’
The detailed map is based on the most recent data from the European Space Agency’s Gaia space observatory.
UK News|Dec 3, 2020
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Hybrid 5G satellite engineering hub set to open in Oxfordshire
New facility based in Oxfordshire is supported by £3 million of Government funding.
UK News|Nov 28, 2020
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UK to help build ‘The Claw’ – the first satellite to remove space junk
The Claw will use a pincer motion to collect debris, before giving it a controlled re-entry into earth’s atmosphere.
UK News|Nov 17, 2020
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‘Planet hunter’ telescope to chart 1,000 planets outside our solar system
Ariel will launch in 2029.
UK News|Nov 13, 2020
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‘You can’t put a price on it’: International Space Station marks 20 years
The space station has been a ‘unique scientific laboratory’ for the past two decades.
UK News|Oct 29, 2020
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Ex-fighter pilots to fly drones carrying Covid-19 tests and samples
The medical drone delivery service has been backed by the UK Space Agency.
UK News|Oct 18, 2020
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Medical drone delivery service receives UK Space Agency backing
Using the drones to help in the Covid-19 response will avoid courier call-out waiting times, free up NHS staff and cut unnecessary physical contact.
UK News|Oct 16, 2020
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British-built spacecraft flies by Venus en route to Mercury
Flybys use the gravitational pull of the planets to help alter the speed and direction of the spacecraft.
UK News|Oct 15, 2020
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