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Cold Atom Space Payload Accelerometer aims to advance climate modelling

Teledyne e2v’s Chelmsford-based Space & Quantum team are working on the development of a Cold Atom Space Payload (CASPA) Accelerometer, for future space missions’ ability to take sensitive measurements of atmospheric drag. The aim is that the sensors will improve scientifc understanding of upper atmospheric dynamics and drive advances in climate modelling, weather forecasting and ...

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AAC Clyde Space UK signs deal for 10 Glasgow-built xSPANCION satellites

A deal signed by AAC Clyde Space UK and the European Space Agency (ESA) will see 10 new government-backed satellites being built in Scotland. The small satellites will be built as part of a new three-year project entitled xSPANCION. The aim is to create a satellite constellation that businesses can use for applications such as ...

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Copernicus Sentinel-6 satellite launches to monitor sea levels

The Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite has been successfully launched into orbit around Earth. With a SpaceX Falcon 9 successfully completing the launch, the new satellite – the latest in a series of satellites developed jointly by Europe and the USA – is intended to track rising sea levels using the latest radar altimetry technology. ...

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RAF Space Command to be established, launching in Scotland

In the newly announced government national defence and security spending plans, a new RAF Space Command is due be established, with plans to begin launching British satellites and rockets in 2022 from Scotland. The Prime Minister announced the £24.1bn spending, over the next 4 years, addressing national defence and security. This includes a new ‘Space ...

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Clearspace-1 mission to claw at space debris

The UK arm of Elecnor DEIMOS will play a leading role in the Clearspace-1 mission, which is intended to help tackle space debris. Planned for 2025, the Clearspace-1 satellite will use a pincer motion to collect its targeted object, before giving it a controlled re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere. And Elecnor DEIMOS will design the Attitude ...

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Vox Power takes medical power supplies in hand

Vox Power has announced the VCCS300M, described as a compact, conduction cooled, single output power supply designed specifically for medical systems. Measuring 4in x 2in x 1.61in and weighing 310g, it delivers 300W of silent, fanless power. Where the application or environment demands it, the units can be cooled by convection or forced air, says ...

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UK-led space telescope to detect what exoplanets are made of

The European Space Agency has approved what is described as the world’s first space telescope dedicated to studying how exoplanet atmospheres form and evolve. And UK institutions will play a central role. It is dubbed the Atmospheric Remote-sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large-survey, or Ariel. Following government funding, UK research institutions – including UCL, the Science and ...

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Raytheon Intelligence & Space buying Blue Canyon Technologies

Raytheon Technologies has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the privately held Blue Canyon Technologies, a provider of small satellites and spacecraft systems components. The companies expect the acquisition to be completed by early 2021, subject to regulatory approvals. Blue Canyon Technologies will report into Raytheon Intelligence & Space, one of the businesses that make ...

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Teledyne e2v supplies sensors for space-based CO2 monitoring

UK-based Teledyne e2v’s Space Imaging division has completed the signing of Thales’ Alenia Space contract for the supply of a specialised image sensor for CO2I and NO2 instruments. The company will supply image sensors and detectors to the recently announced proposal of the European Space Agency to place six Copernicus Sentinel satellite missions in space. ...

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ESA gives Boost! to commercial space transportation

The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed up three businesses following its call for proposals for commercial space transportation services: HyImpulse Technologies, Isar Aerospace Technologies and Rocket Factory Augsburg. All three German companies will prepare to offer new launch services to serve the small satellite market. It’s part of the agency’s Boost! programme  – Element ...

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