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Report examines the benefits of investment into space science

Air February 5, 2020

A new report from the UK Space Agency looks at the economic benefits of spending in space science. The report has found that £523million in UK Space Agency funding into the ESA’s Space Science programme has generated £1.4billion for UK industry. The UK industry regularly secures major ESA contracts to provide ...

ESA teams up with Airbus to study plasma density aboard ISS

Air January 28, 2020

The European Space Agency (ESA) has booked a payload slot on the Airbus Bartolomeo platform aboard the ISS to study plasma density in Earth’s atmosphere. The ESA has booked a payload slot aboard the ISS (International Space Station) to allow a Norwegian instrument to monitor plasma density in Earth’s atmosphere on ...

Dstl teams up with US Navy to develop space weather sensing suite

Air January 27, 2020

Dstl has teamed up with the US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) to develop a space weather sensing suite. Dstl has developed a miniature space weather sensing suite alongside the NRL to enhance measurement and modelling methods. The Coordinated Ionospheric Reconstruction Cubesat Experiment (CIRCE) comprises two 6U cube-satellites that will be launched ...

First Chief of Space Operations sworn in to serve as highest-ranking Space Force member

Air January 22, 2020

The US has appointed the first Chief of Space Operations for the newly-created Space Force at a ceremony in Washington DC. Air Force General John W. ‘Jay’ Raymond was sworn in as the first Chief of Space Operations during a formal ceremony at the White House. It came less than a ...