The University of Edinburgh is joining forces with Kayser Space, under the auspices of the UK Space Agency (UKSA), to carry out experiments around astroid mining. Dubbed BioAsteroid, the biomining experiment will use a collection of 12 automatic culturing devices fitted with a layer of material on which the bacteria will be grown in the ...
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More details have emerged about UK involvement in two ESA Copernicus missions: Teledyne will supply infrared detectors and and NIR CMOS and CCD sensors to the Earth Observation missions. The two missions – CHIME and CO2M – incorporate image sensors at the heart of the planned instruments and they will use Teledyne Imaging’s technology. CHIME ...
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Drones delivering Covid-19 testing kits and technology using space data could become a reality after the UK Space agency backs three technology projects with funding. The Science Minister Amanda Solloway unveiled details on 10 July about the systems that have been selected. It is part of a joint initiative between the UK Space Agency and ...
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The UK Space Agency, European Space Agency (ESA) and the UK’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) have opened a call for proposals on 5G and space technology. Specifically, they are inviting companies to submit their ideas for deploying downstream services addressing the UK Government’s priorities in the Logistics sector. They believe the ...
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isardSAT, which specialises in Earth Observation technology, has revealed that it has been chosen participate in one of the ESA Copernicus missions recently announced. Details are starting to emerge of the companies involved in the contracts to deliver the six missions that together form ESA’s Earth observation programme. isardSAT will participate in the development of ...
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Four winners have been revealed of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) startup competition, using space to solve problems on Earth. They are: Cosmic (helping to conserve water), Hawa Dawa (reducing air pollution), Orbital EOS (better detection of oils spills) and ConstellR (increase crop yields). Cosmic Srl, in Italy, was the overall winner. They aim to ...
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The European Space Agency (ESA) is expanding its Copernicus Earth observation satellite programme but the UK is being left behind as the organisation decides its six prime contractors for missions. The development contracts are worth €2.5 billion, and companies in France, Germany, Italy and Spain will lead work on the various missions – Thales Alenia ...
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Canada has formalised its involvement in the Lunar Gateway program by committing to build the space robotics system that is dubbed Canadarm3. Navdeep Bains – Canada’s Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry – announced Canada intends to enter into a contract with Brampton-based company MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) to build the system. It will ...
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Amazon has announced that it is introducing a new business segment dedicated to the aerospace and satellite industry. The Aerospace and Satellite Solutions business segment will bring AWS services to space enterprises, it says, and work with customers and partners around the world. A company blog post by Teresa Carlson, vp for Amazon Web Services’ ...
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The first-ever Wales Tech Week has confirmed more than 50 virtual events as part of the festival, which runs 13 – 17 July and is free to access. It is designed to showcase the Welsh technology industry and its applications in use across the world, and the first keynote is by Lee Waters MS, Deputy Minister ...
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