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LockMart eyes up new manufacturing investment in North East England

March 1st, 2022 by

Lockheed Martin is looking for North East businesses and skills organisations to support its plans to develop a bold new future for the UK’s space sector. Senior executives from the company are in Newcastle today to explore options for its space business, which could potentially include manufacturing as well as research and development based in the North East.

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LockMart eyes up new manufacturing investment in North East England

March 1st, 2022 by

Lockheed Martin is looking for North East businesses and skills organisations to support its plans to develop a bold new future for the UK’s space sector. Senior executives from the company are in Newcastle today to explore options for its space business, which could potentially include manufacturing as well as research and development based in the North East.

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Lockheed Martin invests in Satellite Vu

March 1st, 2022 by

British Earth Observation scale-up Satellite Vu, founded in 2016, has successfully closed the second round of its Series A, bringing total investment to £20 million.

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Lockheed Martin invests in Satellite Vu

March 1st, 2022 by

British Earth Observation scale-up Satellite Vu, founded in 2016, has successfully closed the second round of its Series A, bringing total investment to £20 million.

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Further damage to space co-operation

March 1st, 2022 by

Europe’s sanctions cause real losses to Russia’s space corporation Roskosmos. The corporation will estimate them and demand a compensation from partners in Europe, the agency said. Also, Roskosmos expressed doubts whether the ISS could be operated after 2024 given the current situation.

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Further damage to space co-operation

March 1st, 2022 by

Europe’s sanctions cause real losses to Russia’s space corporation Roskosmos. The corporation will estimate them and demand a compensation from partners in Europe, the agency said. Also, Roskosmos expressed doubts whether the ISS could be operated after 2024 given the current situation.

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Boeing is building Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS)-11+ satellite

March 1st, 2022 by

Boeing has begun building the latest version of the Wideband Global SATCOM satellite system, WGS-11+, using advanced techniques to effectively integrate the latest commercial technology while enabling a high-paced five-year schedule that will deliver years faster than similar clean-sheet designs.

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Delay of the day: Falcon 9/Dragon C2
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne successfully completes J-2X powerpack test
Flight VS21 / Soyuz – OneWeb F6: New launch date

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Boeing is building Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS)-11+ satellite

March 1st, 2022 by

Boeing has begun building the latest version of the Wideband Global SATCOM satellite system, WGS-11+, using advanced techniques to effectively integrate the latest commercial technology while enabling a high-paced five-year schedule that will deliver years faster than similar clean-sheet designs.

Category: SATELLITES | No Comments »