https://spacewatch.global/tag/uk-space-industry/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Mon, 21 Sep 2026 11:50:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/uk-space-industry/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2026/09/wsbw-2026-andrew-cawthorne-of-sstl-on-40-years-of-small-satellites-and-a-3-5m-space-telescope/ Sat, 19 Sep 2026 18:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=77942 From World Space Business Week in Paris, SSTL Managing Director Andrew Cawthorne joins Laura Todd to survey a remarkable programme - Lunar Pathfinder, defence and export work, and a 3.5-metre space telescope - and explains why SSTL sits between new space and traditional space.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/08/worldwide-space-partnerships-to-boost-uk-innovation/ Thu, 17 Aug 2023 06:00:51 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=50547 The UK Space Agency announced on the 8th of August the recipients to receive the first phase of its £20 million International Bilateral Fund investments. These investments are intended to help UK organisations to link up with the US, Canada, Australia, Japan, India, Singapore, South Africa and form collaborations that will progress space research and investment in new technologies. The International Bilateral Fund is the Agency’s first fund dedicated to building and strengthening international relationships to help advance the UK’s goals in space. Some projects will focus on enhancing relationships to unlock future economic opportunities for the UK, and others will focus directly on science missions and technologies with strong commercial potential. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/08/spacewatchgl-interviews-daniel-campbell-of-effective-space/ Sun, 12 Aug 2018 08:00:09 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=9873 UK-based Effective Space is set to launch its first Space Drone spacecraft in 2020 which will introduce life extension services to satellite operators. The company has received very encouraging feedback on its plans and other potential lines of business such as accommodating new constellations in LEO.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2017/07/meir-moalem-of-sky-and-space-global/ Sun, 02 Jul 2017 08:00:28 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=4988 Sky and Space Global’s 3 Diamonds nano-satellites were successfully launched on 23 June 2017 aboard the PSLV from ISRO’s launch site at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, India. The launch is a key milestone for SAS as a business, which has been engaged in months of preparation ahead of the launch. The 3 […]]]>