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The UK May Build a £16 Billion Solar Power Station in Space.
Posted in Hardware on 31st Mar, 2022
by Alex Muller
Space-based solar power is one of the technologies to feature in the government’s Net Zero Innovation Portfolio. It has been identified as a potential solution, alongside others, to help the UK achieve net zero by 2050.
NovaSAR: UK radar satellite launches to track illegal shipping activity
Posted in Science on 16th Sep, 2018
by Alex Muller
The first all-British radar satellite has launched to orbit on an Indian rocket.
The UK might be kicked out of EU plans to build an alternative to GPS
Posted in Hardware on 28th Mar, 2018
by Alex Muller
The ongoing Galileo project will launch 30 satellites to provide encrypted mapping and navigation data.
Queen's Speech: Plan aims to secure space sector
Posted in Science on 23rd Jun, 2017
by Alex Muller
A government plan to secure growth in the UK's 3.7bn space industry is laid out in the Queen's Speech.
UK to set out powers paving way for first space satellite launch
Posted in Science on 21st Feb, 2017
by Alex Muller
Britain will set out powers this week which would allow the launch of space satellites from the country for the first time, the government said on Monday.