October 4, 2016

Building on Success: The UK and the European Space Agency (ESA) #worldspaceweek

Building on Success: The UK and the European Space Agency (ESA) #worldspaceweek

As the curtain finally came down on one of the most successful and publically engaging space projects of all time, the Rosetta […]

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July 27, 2016

Aerospace has landed at BEIS

Aerospace has landed at BEIS

Aerospace, defence and space industries showcased in BEIS reception area exhibition. It is one of the most important weeks in the calendar for […]

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July 22, 2016

Farnborough Airshow 2016: successes, sales & spacemen

Farnborough Airshow 2016: successes, sales & spacemen

The successes of the 2016 Farnborough International Airshow are resolute. With order announcements at $124bn, exhibitors from 52 countries and the first […]

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June 15, 2016

Satellites and Space: delivering growth for the UK economy

Satellites and Space: delivering growth for the UK economy

The House of Commons Science and Technology Committee has today published its report following an inquiry on ‘Satellites and Space’. The inquiry […]

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May 27, 2016

UKAYRoC national finals – who are the national champions?

UKAYRoC national finals – who are the national champions?

This week, Stowe Maries Aerodrome in Essex hosted the UK Aerospace and Rocketry Challenge national final. Organised by ADS and sponsored by […]

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May 4, 2016

Four out of this world UK space success stories #Maythe4thBeWithYou

Four out of this world UK space success stories #Maythe4thBeWithYou

Today, fans around the world are celebrating May the 4th – aka Star Wars Day. Traditionally, it’s a time of film screenings […]

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April 29, 2016

Major Tim Peake takes control of Stevenage robot

Major Tim Peake takes control of Stevenage robot

Today Major Tim Peake will be driving a rover – a space exploration vehicle – across the Mars Yard in Stevenage, from the […]

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April 28, 2016

Rocketry Regionals Complete!

Rocketry Regionals Complete!

Today marks the completion of the regional finals for the UK Aerospace Youth Rocketry Challenge with all teams having launched their Rockets. […]

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April 22, 2016

#ExportingisGREAT week

#ExportingisGREAT week

This week, UKTI hosted Exporting is GREAT week – a series of events across the UK to inspire and encourage businesses to […]

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March 24, 2016

Personal Space – the #Space sector in everyday lives

Personal Space – the #Space sector in everyday lives

To many space seems a distant concept but it affects our daily lives much more than you would expect. From televisions to […]

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March 18, 2016

Out of this world apprenticeships in space #NAW2016

Out of this world apprenticeships in space #NAW2016

The UK Space sector, growing at 7% per year, is at the cutting edge of exploring the universe and connecting people to […]

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February 12, 2016

Gravitational waves discovery: what it means for the UK space industry

Gravitational waves discovery: what it means for the UK space industry

Today’s front pages are awash with the announcement that scientists have finally detected gravitational waves, ripples in the fabric of space-time. The […]

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February 9, 2016

Britain’s first spaceport: Six Nations edition

Britain’s first spaceport: Six Nations edition

The Six Nations rugby championship kicked off over this weekend; with England, Scotland, Wales, France and Italy all competing to take the […]

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February 5, 2016

Priorities for strengthening the UK’s global competitiveness

Priorities for strengthening the UK’s global competitiveness

This week’s ADS Annual Dinner provided an excellent opportunity to set out our priorities for the coming year. At the dinner we […]

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