The first in a network of new satellites will be designed and built in a new three-year, GBP22 million contract with Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL).
The first in a network of new satellites will be designed and built in a new three-year, £22 million contract with Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL).
Imagine, in two years’ time, the Philippines might have its very own “astronaut” in outer space - how cool is that?
3D renders of the MULA satellite. (Photo courtesy of SSTL2 / Fortunato de la Peña / FB) By 2023, the Philippines hopes to have a new Earth Observation satellite in space as the cou
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New government funding helps UK companies lead the way for future Moon missions
UK companies are developing new communication and navigation services needed for future missions to the Moon, thanks to funding from the UK Space Agency
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In what will be the world’s first commercial servicing of its kind, Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL), Inmarsat and MDA UK are among those who won contracts with the European Space Agency (ESA), worth just over £2 million in total, to shape the infrastructure for future lunar exploration.
NASA plans to return to the Moon by 2024 and, working with ESA and other partners, intends to put a Gateway with living quarters for astronauts in lunar orbit. Reliable navigation and telecommunication capabilities are essential for these missions, and others like it, to succeed.