Aerospace & Defence

The UK Space Agency has announced £2.7 million for 13 early-stage technology projects across England, Scotland and Wales to support the growing satellite launch sector.

Dr Igor Ashurbeyli has been inaugurated as Head of Nation of Asgardia, the world's first Space Nation. The ceremony was broadcast live at 2pm GMT yesterday on the Asgardia website and watched by Asgardians across the world.

Lynx Software Technologies (Lynx) released a report detailing the adoption of DevSecOps across the aerospace and defence (A&D) industry, with findings indicating that security has become a top concern for developers of mission-critical software.

Astrocast has announced that ArrowSpot has signed a multi-million-dollar contract to start mass production of ArrowSpot’s ArrowTrack SAT device.

Vicor has announced the release of episode #3 in its podcast series on world-changing technologies, Powering Innovation.

In 2021 there were approximately 6,850 eVTOL orders (firm orders, options and letters of intent) worth around $26.1 billion (1), but new research (2) from Horizon Aircraft, an innovative specialist in hybrid electric Vertical Take-off and Landing (VTOL) aerial vehicles, reveals that by 2025, 66% of venture capital and private equity professionals expect the industry’s order book to be over 8,000 for the year.  One in six (16%) believe ...

NASA’s Orion spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, west of Baja California, at 9:40 AM.

The UK Space Agency and the National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) are to collaborate on the world’s first space battery powered by Americium-241.

A joint British and French satellite dedicated to monitoring atmospheric carbon dioxide has arrived in the UK where assembly and testing will be completed.

Advanced robotics and remote handling technologies from fusion successfully trialled for complex operations in the space industry.