This summer, Space South Central proudly participated in the Space Placement in INdustry (SPIN) programme, welcoming Tom Love, an MEng Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering student from the University of Southampton and cofounder of Trinity Space Technologies, as a SPINtern. Tom’s mission was both ambitious and impactful: to explore how space data and technology can unlock new opportunities in industries beyond the traditional space sector.

On 19 July 2023, the government published The National Space Strategy in Action (NSSiA), reporting on the progress and priorities of the original National Space Strategy (NSS) nearly two years on from its launch.

One of the UK’s top sites for space sector career information and recruitment, SpaceCareers.uk, has relaunched after a year of redevelopment, offering improved resources for both candidates and employers.

This month, Britain is expected to make an incredible aerospace breakthrough. For the first time ever, a satellite will be fired into orbit from a launch pad in the United Kingdom. Along with it, many great projects will begin here on earth, one of which belongs to Dr. Ian Hendy, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Science & Health, School of Biological Sciences at the University of Portsmouth. We met with him to discuss his exciting project that will assist in the prevention of climate change.

October 31st is not only Halloween but also Dark Matter Day. Space South Central interviewed Professor David Bacon, Associate Director of the Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation at the University of Portsmouth. Dark Matter can seem like a daunting subject but in reality is just the unknown. David breaks down the subject of dark matter and whether it is something that should scare us?

Robert Hauge spoke at Space Comm President from SpaceLogistics, a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman and thinks they have found a solution to the ever-growing space debris with satellite life extension.

ASAT or Anti-Satellite Weapons are space weapons designed to destroy or damage a satellite beyond repair. No ASAT system has been used in Warfare but countries such as Russia, China and the USA have used them to shoot down their own satellites, in a show of force and to bring down decommissioned satellites. This “testing” causes more space debris to form, accelerating the Kessler effect.

This year's theme for World Space Week is sustainability. Making space greener is massively important to our world, nation and region. We attended Space Comm 2022 last month and one of the hotly debated topics was Space Sustainability. It's incredibly important to have discussions about how the sector can be more sustainable at a time when it is growing at such a rapid rate. With a new space age on the horizon, what are leading space businesses doing to help improve sustainability in space?

A new space weather monitoring system, developed by the University of Surrey, could soon protect aircraft flying above the UK and the general public from harmful radiation caused by spikes in cosmic rays.

You have probably seen the phrase ‘REF’ making appearances all over the internet over the last week. And perhaps you don’t know exactly what it means? For universities, it’s a huge day in the calendar.

Last week the UK Space Agency released the latest Size and Health report on the UK space industry. The report is the primary source of evidence used to track the growth of the UK space sector and is an important resource used for government decision making, whilst informing the delivery of the National Space Strategy.