The unseen role of British engineers in the Moon Landings
16/07/2019
Today marks the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 rocket taking off to land the first humans on the surface of the moon. It was…
Thom Rawlinson
Articles by Thom Rawlinson
Defence in the Political Spotlight
12/07/2019
It has been a busy week for defence issues in Westminster this week all starting with the last Defence Questions before the summer recess on…
Conservative party leadership: Boris Johnson
11/07/2019
Written by Thom Rawlinson, Public Affairs Adviser and Aimie Stone, Senior Economist The former Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson is the current front runner in the race to be…
An innovative sector: Aerospace in Parliament
13/06/2019
This week ADS along with the AGP and the All Party Parliamentary Group for Aerospace hosted an Aerospace in Parliament event in Westminster to show…
UK Space: Embracing cutting edge technologies #ADSFacts
17/05/2019
2018 has been a landmark year for the UK space sector with accelerated growth in the sector, innovative satellites launched into orbit and the approval…
Sabre air-breathing rocket engine reaches a new milestone
08/04/2019
ADS member Reaction Engines today successfully tested the first phase of its high-temperature testing of its Sabre air-breathing rocket engine. The Sabre rocket engine is…
What’s next for the UK Space Sector?
19/03/2019
Today MPs took the opportunity at Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy questions to quiz the Space Minister Chris Skidmore MP on what’s next for the…
Another Government Brexit Defeat – What does it mean?
15/02/2019
On Valentine’s Day the Prime Minister suffered an embarrassing defeat on her Brexit strategy, however, does it mean anything? In short, nothing has changed. The…
Aerospace Sector Deal Takes Off
06/12/2018
This morning Business Secretary Greg Clark launched a new sector deal for the UK Aerospace sector following on from the Prime Minister’s announcement at the…
Flying start to the 2019 Rocketry Challenge
29/11/2018
This week ADS was in Parliament with two of this year’s finalists of the UK Youth Rocketry Challenge (UKRoC) to showcase the challenge to MPs…
