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Scotland accounts for one fifth of UK space workforce after jobs boost

Scotland has seen a boost in space jobs and now accounts for about one fifth of the UK space workforce, according to new data. With the UK’s first vertical small satellite launches set to take place from Scottish spaceports, employment in the ...

13 Apr 2022 at 01:25

ExoMars rover closer to launch after landing test

The ExoMars rover is one step closer to landing on the red planet following a rehearsal of what happens after it touches down. The exercise involved simulating the UK-built Rosalind Franklin rover driving off its landing platform once it ...

18 Jan 2022 at 13:56

Engine problem threatens to postpone Nasa Artemis 1 Moon rocket launch

An engine problem is threatening to postpone the launch of Nasa’s Artemis 1 Moon rocket launch. Around 40 minutes before the rocket was due to take off from the Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral, Florida, the space agency said it ...

29 Aug 2022 at 14:57

Space-based solar farms could power millions of homes, suggests Shapps

Space-based solar power could help tackle climate change, Grant Shapps said as he promised £4.3 million for research projects. The Energy Security Secretary said collecting solar power in space and beaming it wirelessly to Earth ...

13 Jun 2023 at 15:01

All-UK astronaut mission a step closer as Tim Peake joins Axiom Space

The mission to send an all-UK crew into space has taken a step closer with Major Tim Peake taking on a new “strategic” role at an American spaceflight company. The British astronaut announced in October last year he was going ...

23 Jul 2024 at 16:42

Call for ‘highway code’ to tackle space junk

Aerospace and satellite companies are urging governments around the world to adopt a “highway code” to tackle space junk. The Space Safety Coalition (SSC), an international organisation of satellite operators, aerospace ...

04 Apr 2023 at 15:49

Northern Ireland

Funding for projects to help boost the space sector in Northern Ireland

Two projects aimed at boosting the space sector in Northern Ireland are to receive funding from the UK Space Agency. The funding includes £495,000 for a Northern Ireland consortium to oversee a pilot programme enabling ...

14 Feb 2023 at 00:01

Second US company prepares to make Moon history after Peregrine’s fiery demise

A private lunar space probe is looking to make history this week as it undergoes final preparations for its week-long journey to the Moon. The Nova-C Odysseus lander, built by Texas-based space flight company ...

12 Feb 2024 at 12:25

Solar Orbiter images capture the Sun like never before

Powerful flares, views across the solar poles, and a curious solar “hedgehog” are among the latest haul of images from the Solar Orbiter. The spacecraft’s closest approach to the Sun, known as perihelion, ...

18 May 2022 at 17:41

British reserve astronauts to undergo survival and spacewalk training

Two British astronauts are gearing up for the next stage of their training, which will include spacewalk simulation and survival exercises. Meganne Christian and John McFall will begin their two-month ...

26 Sept 2024 at 13:11

Fuel leak disrupts Nasa preparations for Artemis 1 Moon rocket launch

A liquid hydrogen leak has interrupted Nasa’s preparations for its new Moon rocket launch. Controllers halted the fuelling operation for Artemis 1 on Monday morning, but Nasa said its engineers were ...

29 Aug 2022 at 14:58

Academics prepare for mission to Mars in bid to prove water theory

Technology developed by academics from the University of Aberdeen is to be flown to Mars in an attempt to prove water can form on the planet’s surface. The device, put together by the university’s ...

01 Jun 2023 at 12:53

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