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Asteroid Mining: The future of space exploration

January 15, 2019

In this feature John Baker, Head of Global Operations for the National Security and Resilience and Event Horizon Consortium; Mitch Hunter Scullion, CEO of the Asteroid Mining Corporation; and Luke Deamer, MESci (Hons) Geology; examine asteroid mining and what the future holds for the UK space sector. Asteroids are the minor ...

Event Horizon: Setting sights on the new frontier

December 28, 2018

The United Kingdom is delivering clarity, collaborative partnering and leadership to a globally emerging sector. In this feature, John Baker, Head of Global Operations for the National Security and Resilience Consortium and Event Horizon space platform, examines the UK’s journey and engagement with the space sector and ambitions for the ...

Space technology and defence: Who is leading whom?

December 18, 2018

Alexandra Stickings, Research Analyst, Space Policy and Security at RUSI, examines the challenges of integrating space technology into the defence realm.  Given some of the reactions to President Trump’s announcement of his plans to create a Space Force, and indeed also to the UK’s planned Defence Space Strategy, it is possible for some to underestimate, or ...

Scottish ‘pint-sized’ satellites launched into orbit

Homeland November 30, 2018

Two ‘first of a kind’ 5kg satellites built in Glasgow and funded by the UK Space Agency have been launched from India. The satellites, which were designed and built by Spire Global, are unique due to their function, tiny size, low cost and quick build time. This style of satellite could revolutionise work ...