“Tackling space debris and maintaining ease of navigation in space is vital to allowing future exploration and protecting the everyday services we all rely on, from location and financial services to weather forecasting and broadband” Andrew Griffin, MP A £2 million upgrade to the Satellite Applications Catapult’s In-Orbit Servicing and Manufacturing (IOSM) facility at the Westcott Space Cluster in Aylesbury aimed at prolonging the lives of satellites has been announced by the UK Space Agency. Click to read more.
It is estimated that around 28,000 to 36,000 people die every year in the UK as a result of human-made air pollution, and Public Health England has described air pollution as the largest environmental risk to the public’s health. Click to read more.