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RFA first stage destroyed in static-fire test
The explosion happened during a nine-engine test – image source: BBC The explosion happened during a nine-engine test – source: BBCBy Jeff Foust, Published by Space News, 19 August 2024 […]
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Orbex working towards 2025 first launch
Orbex expects to complete Spaceport Sutherland in early 2025 to support a first launch of its Prime rocket later in the year. Credit: Orbex By Jeff Foust, Published by Space News, 18 […]
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Britain launches new military spy satellite
By George Allison, Published by UK Defence Journal, 17 August 2024 According to a press release from the Ministry of Defence, the UK Space Command has successfully launched its first […]
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Airbus and Astroscale UK Collaborate on Advancing In-Orbit Servicing and Space Debris Removal
An illustration released in 2010 by Australia’s Electro Optic Systems shows accumulated space debris in low-Earth orbit. Fast-moving debris can be a destructive hazard to satellites or spacecraft.Electro Optic Systems/AFP […]
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Deep space radar site in Wales to go ahead to protect UK from ‘space warfare’
By Jessica Elgot and Hannah Devlin, Published by The Guardian, 8 August 2024 Ministers say network of 27 radar dishes in Pembrokeshire crucial to defend against ‘increasing belligerence in space’ […]
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Plans announced to redevelop Cawdor Barracks for landmark radar initiative
DARC technical demonstrator in White Sands, New Mexico From the Ministry of Defence, John Healey MP and Jo Stevens MPPublished by gov.uk, 8 August 2024 And Deep Space Advanced Radar […]
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Viability of Scots spaceport questioned as no rockets launched after £80m taxpayer cash award
Artist’s impression of Prestwick Spaceport (Image: UGC) By John Ferguson, Published by Daily Record, 4 August 2024 Serious doubts have been expressed over the feasibility of a Scottish spaceport that received […]
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Rolls-Royce wins major nuclear funding boost from UK Space Agency
The Rolls-Royce Micro-Reactor could enable many space operations, including propulsion for satellites. By Jon Robinson, Published by City a.m., 22 July 2024 Rolls-Royce has won a major funding boost from […]