December 2021
The rise of the UK space economy
...of the UK. In addition, this mostly belongs to specific space companies (apart from the National Space Test Facility at Harwell, operated by RAL Space). There is a need for the development of manufacturing capacity to support the small companies that...
May 2022
Redefining the space professional – disruptions in the space sector workforce
... degree, recognised space-focused professional qualifications which do not yet exist will become increasingly more important. Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Oxford, UK, works across sectors including Space, Clean Energy, Life Sciences and...
June 2015
Lunar Mission One: crowdfunding endeavour and drilling on the Moon
... ambition and scale. The technology feasibility study that was undertaken in 2012 at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Harwell forecast a mission cost of $750 million, and we expect the public engagement element of the project to cost a similar...
October 2015
Houston, we have a Spaceport
... for the next generation of space technologists. International innovation The Satellite Applications Catapult, based in Harwell UK, will be the first international partner of the Houston Spaceport. The Catapult (sa.catapult.org.uk) is an independent...
September 2016
Preparing the future: the right technology at the right time
... mission, among other technology-demonstration missions (see below). The ESA–RAL Advanced Manufacturing Laboratory on Harwell Campus in the UK assesses new material processes, joining techniques and 3D printing technologies for application in space...
May 2017
Could Brexit blow a hole in UK’s space ambitions?
... formal opening of ESA’s first UK facility - the European Centre for Satellite Applications and Telecommunications (ECSAT) - at Harwell, Oxfordshire, in July 2015. Plans for commercial spaceflight launches from UK spaceports might become more viable...
