UKspace

Congratulations to Chandra Taposeea-Fisher on her new role as EOC Chair. UKspace Executive Director, Colin Baldwin, said: “Chandra will make an excellent Chair of UKspace’s #EarthObservation Committee, building upon Ben Stern’s hard work. We are proud to be an industry-led association as this enables us to best understand and represent our members’ interests, and this is reliant upon our committee chairs, who are elected by their peers and make a substantial contribution to the sector on top of their company roles.”

📢 Oxford Space Systems is excited to announce from the New Space España conference in Vigo, Spain, the successful delivery of our large VHF isoflux helical antenna for Startical's ECHOES project. The antenna, nearly 4 metres long, operates in the 117MHz to 138MHz range and is an important component to this mission, enabling enhanced space-based communication and surveillance for global air traffic management (ATM). Developed in close collaboration with Startical and Indra, the antenna supports the ECHOES mission’s goal to revolutionise ATM, particularly in remote areas where reliable communication is essential. We are proud of our team's hard work and our strong partnerships with Startical and Indra which helped us meet the challenging requirements of this project. 🔗 For full details, see our press release: https://lnkd.in/ee_p77w7 #innovation #technology #deployableantenna #airtrafficmanagement

Any space companies wanting to get a head start in recruiting new graduates should consider this initiative, developed by UKSEDS - UK Students for the Exploration and Development of Space and Space Universities Network - a great way to introduce yourself to a potential new employee who will work on a project you design.

UKspace’s new Chair, Doug Liddle, has talked about his vision for the future of the UK space sector, after taking up his new role at the UK space industry’s trade association today. Doug, who is Director of Space at BAE Systems, and CEO at In-Space Missions Limited, takes over from John Hanley who has been in post since September 2022. Alongside Doug, Ben Stern from Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL), will be working as Vice-Chair. Read the full press release: https://lnkd.in/eYy9_DhM

The UK Ministry of Defence is working in collaboration with the Crown Commercial Service to develop a new Dynamic Market providing space-related technology solutions. As part of this, they are organising two supplier engagement sessions next week to better inform those who are interested. To register for one of these 1-hour supplier engagement sessions, please follow the links below, depending on preferred date: 1 October 2024 at 1pm - https://lnkd.in/esEQ5GCr 3 October 2024 at 1pm- https://lnkd.in/eeASxBcU

We are very much looking forward to being in Manchester for the 2025 UK Space Conference – the first one taking place under the new Government – which will be a great opportunity for our space sector to showcase how it plays a significant role in the delivery of the Government’s five missions – high growth, safer streets, clean energy, opportunity for all and a society that is fit for the future. UKspace Executive Director, Colin Baldwin, said: "This biennial event brings us together to discuss key issues and opportunities including addressing skills challenges, supporting fit-for-purpose regulation, spreading sustainability standards and promoting private investment – all of which underpins the long-term health of the sector." #UKSpaceConference

"Space contributes in so many ways to the growth of the UK economy, but also to solving the climate change challenges in areas such as advance meteorological alerts and green propulsion systems," said UKspace Head of Policy Stephanie Ayres, during today's panel session discussing the value of the space sector to the UK economy, at The Labour Party conference. "Additionally, there are exciting opportunities being explored by UK space companies in in-orbit servicing and manufacturing, like Astroscale and ClearSpace who lead the way."

If you're attending The Labour Party Conference this week, don't miss this panel session at 12pm today about 'The new space age', where our Head of Policy, Stephanie Ayres, is one of the expert panellists. #LabourPartyConference

We are proud to be a strategic partner of the #DefenceSpace Conference. As the importance of development and operation of the UK’s military space capabilities grows, this event provides a unique opportunity for senior UK military and government officials, as well as space commanders from international space partners and allies, to share strategic plans, operational capability targets and programme delivery milestones.

Space is a team sport, so we very much appreciate opportunities to engage with colleagues old and new. Space-Comm Expo Scotland provided excellent panels and networking, and we are looking forward to many new business and connections arising from it.