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DPRTE partner DASA showcases new space tech at demo-day

Air April 12, 2021

Official DPRTE 2021 event partner, the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) recently hosted the International Space Pitch Demo Day showcasing the latest space technology. In November 2020, the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) hosted the world’s first International Space Pitch Day (ISPD) – a joint UK and US initiative to find and fast-track innovations ...

UK space sector to get funding boost to support international innovation

Air March 23, 2021

Five new projects have been awarded a share of over £1 million of government funding to work with international partners on innovative space technology. Projects to remotely probe ice on Mars to help explorers find life below the surface, a system to warn of impacts of flood risks to infrastructure based ...

Northrop Grumman and Gilmour Space Technologies to grow Australian capabilities

Air November 26, 2020

Northrop Grumman has announced it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Queensland-based rocket company, Gilmour Space Technologies, to support the development of Australian sovereign space capabilities. As an initial task under the MOU, Northrop Grumman will join Gilmour Space as an industry partner on a previously announced Cooperative Research ...

First UK space census launched to survey sector

Air October 9, 2020

The first ever UK Space Census launched to survey the diversity of the UK space sector and help inform future space policy. Coming during World Space Week, the 2020 Space Census will collect for the first time anonymous information from space sector professionals to build a comprehensive picture of the UK ...