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UK at the forefront of space exploration with biomining experiment

Air July 16, 2020

UK scientists are conducting a biomining experiment in space to investigate the effects of microbes on asteroidal material in space under microgravity conditions. BioAsteroid, a biomining experiment, uses a collection of 12 automatic culturing devices fitted with a layer of material on which the bacteria will be grown in the KUBIK ...

Budget 2020: Government seek to protect SMEs from coronavirus impact

Homeland March 11, 2020

The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has delivered his first budget announcing a raft of plans aimed to limit the impact of the coronavirus on SMEs across Britain. The build-up to the Budget has understandably been dominated by the impact of the coronavirus on the UK economy and it was no surprise to ...

Canadian space sector representatives visit Britain

Air March 4, 2020

Representatives from the Canadian space sector have arrived in Britain to explore opportunities within the UK Space Agency. A delegation of Canadian space sector representatives will visit the Harwell Space Cluster in Oxfordshire as well as facilities in Glasgow and Surrey Research Park. The visit, led by the High Commission of ...

Shetland Space Centre satellite launch site receives £2million from Leonne International

Air February 24, 2020

The Shetland Space Centre (SSC) satellite launch site has received £2million in funding from private equity firm Leonne International. The SSC plans to build a satellite launch site and has received the funding in exchange for Leonne International owning a 20% stake in the business. The cash injection will be used ...