Tag: Space North East
Space North East England is proud to announce that three highly innovative companies from our regional space ecosystem have secured funding through the Space Ecosystem Commercialisation Programme (SECP) — a £1.4 million initiative part-funded by the UK Space Agency and led by Midlands Aerospace Alliance. SECP is designed to accelerate the commercialisation of space technologies […]
The UK Space Agency has announced £17 million for seventeen UK space projects through its National Space Innovation Programme (NSIP), unveiled today at Space Comm Expo in Glasgow. This investment will accelerate breakthrough technologies, boost commercialisation, and reinforce the UK’s global leadership in space innovation. The selected projects span five strategic themes critical to the UK’s […]
The Size and Health of the UK Space Industry 2024 report provides an in‑depth analysis of the sector’s performance across the UK, covering employment, income, productivity, and emerging trends. The 2022/23 data highlights continued growth in space employment alongside challenges such as inflation and shifting market dynamics. For the North East, the report shows a thriving […]
A top-level delegation from Space Florida is making a flying visit to the North East next week on a mission to develop businesses and partnerships in the region and keep the USA and UK surging ahead in the space race. Matt Chestnut, the vice president of business development at Space Florida, will give one of the […]
Filtronic the leader in high-performance mmWave technologies, has today signed a Strategic Partnership and commercial agreement with SpaceX, a market leader in the low Earth Orbit market. The Strategic Partnership includes the ongoing supply of Filtronic’s cutting-edge E-band Solid State Power Amplifiers (SSPA), alongside collaborative efforts in developing and delivering comparable products across multiple frequency bands […]
By Rachel Burdis, Inward Investment Manager at Invest North East England If I was to ask you to name the sector of industry in the North East that has the potential to create more than 8,000 new jobs by 2030, you might be surprised by the answer. Whilst our region is well known for its […]
Investments from Lockheed Martin, the UK Space Agency and Northumbria University forge pathway for NESST’s global prominence. Northumbria University, Newcastle has secured a total of £50 million in funding to create a world-leading space skills, research and technology centre in the North East of England. Major funding awards that were confirmed today from the UK […]
As part of British Science Week, Lockheed Martin has announced an investment of £150,000 to Northumbria University in a project that aims to accelerate the delivery of space-based solar power. Combining science and technology, the project will use specialised photovoltaic cells that will collect and convert laser power into useable power for future space and lunar vehicles. […]