18 June 2019
Israeli space tech firm hiSky expands to the UK
...) provided £9 million of funding for hiSky to develop cutting-edge space telecoms technology at the Harwell Space Cluster, which is growing fast and already home to more than 90 space companies. hiSky aims to be the world’s first low-cost satellite...
25 January 2021
SpaceX rocket deploys record number of payloads in one flight
SpaceX on Sunday launched its Falcon 9 rocket carrying a record number of satellites on board, the private space company said. The rocket successfully launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida at 10:00 am (1500 GMT), 24 hours after its initial ...
March 2015
A boom and a (possible) bust in small spacecraft production
... heavy communications spacecraft in geostationary orbit). As a result, vertical integration occurs in these SSC developing companies. Previously, space companies did almost everything themselves (including making bolts and microcircuits) and left the...
February 2018
Growth drivers, requirements and threats in the smallsat industry
... the high insurance premium. Both are damaging when it comes to raising investment and would place UK space companies at a competitive disadvantage. An aerial view of Cornwall Airport in Newquay, UK, along with an artist’s impression of potential...
September 2020
Space technology transfer - today and tomorrow
... in the sector that are not so well understood. The UK space industry is one of a longtail of small companies and with sector growth we can expect to see more new space companies being formed. The survey response showed that over half...
28 September 2018
CubeRover to develop low-cost, revolutionary rover in Luxembourg
...fund, according to a government statement, will “provide equity funding for new space companies with ground-breaking ideas and technology.” Adding to the list of companies that have already set up operations in Luxembourg will be CubeRover. CubeRover...
