Space South Central, the UK’s largest regional Space Cluster, is delighted to announce the addition of two prestigious members to its Advisory Board: The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) and CGI, one of the largest IT and business consulting companies in the world. Both organisations have an extensive track record and significant presence in the global Space sector.

The UK armed forces will soon benefit from cutting-edge space technology thanks to a newly signed £40 million deal for a military satellite. Led by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL), the project will create around 200 skilled jobs, boosting the UK’s space industry and supporting economic growth.

The Satellite Applications Catapult has announced the launch of its third Connected Capability Network (CNN) at Defense Space 2024, with the aim for communities to harness space technology and benefit from satellite data. 

Two projects from the Space South Central region are among nine from across the UK to get a share of £1.8 million in funding from the UK Space Agency’s Enabling Technologies Programme (ETP), to boost research and development into new and emerging space technologies.

Saturday 1 July saw the successful launch of ESA’s Euclid spacecraft on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida, starting an ambitious six-year mission to explore the composition and evolution of the dark Universe. 

Skills and innovation were the focus for Minister of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, George Freeman, as he met with Space South Central businesses and academics in Guildford on Thursday (22 June 2023).