Celebrating female space engineers in the UK
Happy International Women in Engineering Day! We're helping celebrate #INWED17 by showcasing some inspiring female engineers and their space careers from across the UK.
One year on: Tim Peake's return to Earth
Sunday, 18 June 2017, marks one year since British ESA astronaut Tim Peake returned to Earth after his historic mission to the International Space Station. Since then the UK Space Agency has continued to deliver the largest education programme in …
Guest blog: Principia Schools Conferences
After much anticipation, the Principia Schools Conferences took place on 2 and 5 November 2016.
We’re proud to announce our director of Growth, Catherine Mealing-Jones, has won the first ever UK Chapter Satellite Personality of the Year Award. The award celebrates individuals for their achievements in promoting and developing the satellite sector in the UK. …
Odysseus Space Science Challenge
Deadline: 31 March 2017
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The first “Mars Utah Rover Field Investigation” run by the UK Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency. This daring project will involve the operation of a Mars Rover test platform in Utah, while controlling the Rover and its scientific instruments, will be …
Cosmos Space Probe Design Challenge 2.0
As a mobile planetarium and science communication business, Cosmos Planetarium, we were looking for a unique and exciting way to engage hard to reach children. We wanted to give them the confidence to explore STEM subjects further and to realise …
Principia post-flight tour: Cardiff
This week (13 October 2016) we're touring the UK with British European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Tim Peake. Today we're kicking off the tour in Cardiff. Find out how important Wales is to our thriving sector with the facts below.
Guest blog: David Morris, Chief Engineer at e2v
How e2v image sensors brought space to the masses.
World Space Week: NSTP
This week, we're celebrating World Space Week (#WSW16). Today we're focussing on the National Space Technology Programme (NSTP). Created in 2011, The National Space Technology Programme aims to develop the growth of the UK Space Sector as embodied in the …