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RAF Fylingdales located at Snod Hill, near Pickering on the North Yorkshire Moors, is an integral part of the Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS) for UK and US defence, with a secondary duty of detecting, reporting and tracking satellite activity, given that many currently in orbit are of a military nature and able to gather intelligence using diverse covert techniques.

From the first satellites fired into orbit to man’s first triumphant step on the moon, the idea of space travel has sparked imaginations across the globe for decades.Now, the very same launch pad at the Kennedy Space Centre that once saw Apollo 11 soar for the moon recently launched a rocket to truly signal the next generation of space travel - Space X. Whereas once there were a handful of nations competing to reach the stars, now there are...

Electronic waste - or ‘e-waste’ - refers to all items of electrical and electronic equipment and its parts that have been discarded by its owner as waste without the intent of reuse.Concerned that the amount of e-waste generated is expected to increase substantially over the next few decades,OnRecycle.co.ukdelved deeper into the issue.They analysed 2018 data released by Gov.uk, concerning Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment, whi...

Three students from theUniversity of Leicester areboldly embarking on a career-making opportunity to work on new space technologies with one of Europe’s space companies, OHB System AG.

The Baden-Württemberg Automotive Industry Strategy Dialogue is visibly picking up speed. The first twelve pilot projects related to the transformation of mobility are underway. By organising the Strategy Dialogue, which is planned for seven years, the state government of Baden-Württemberg positions itself as a driver of the transformation of Germany’s automobile state into the country’s number-one state for mobility.

Officially opening today, (19th April) is the University of Brighton’s new £14m Advanced Engineering building, at an event which celebrates the role of women in engineering.The Advanced Engineering Building is a facility which supports both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and research and which houses the Advanced Engineering Centre which has an international reputation for producing innovative, future-facing research into com...

TT Electronics has announced the introduction of its New Space Electronics range.Higher volume satellite constellations in low Earth orbit are driving a requirement for increasingly cost effective components. The company's New Space Electronicsoffers a solution that delivers reduced screening but is fully traceable, with proven space grade heritage.

Microsemi has announced its RTG4 high-speed signal processing radiation-tolerant FPGAs have achieved Qualified Manufacturers List (QML) Class Q qualification by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). The qualification, which validates the quality and reliability of RTG4 FPGAs as well as the company's qualification and manufacturing screening processes, enables easier design of Microsemi's flash technology into space applications due to the streamlin...

W. L. Gore & Associateshas announced thatGORE Microwave/RF Assemblies, 7 Serieshave been selected for use in commercial aircraft to deliver continuous high quality signals for improved WiFi Internet access on European short-haul flights. TheEuropean Aviation Network (EAN)is a next-gen platform from Inmarsat, a mobile satellite communications provider, that offers a true in-flight broadband experience for millions of passengers traveling acros...

Microsemi has announced its radiation-tolerant AAHS298B eight-channel source driver for space applications, which has been successfully qualified and certified by the US Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) as Qualified Manufacturers List (QML) Class V and Q, with four Standard Microcircuits Drawings (SMDs) listed, is now in production.