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12 Space Start-ups Join the ESA BIC UK
We are excited to welcome 12 new space start-ups to the ESA Business Incubation Centre United Kingdom. Since the launch of the ESA BIC UK in 2011, we have supported…
Two ESA BIC UK Alumni Celebrate Launch Success
Two innovative ESA BIC UK alumni companies, Space DOTS and SmartIR, have achieved remarkable milestones with their successful launches aboard SpaceX's Transporter-12 mission. The mission, which lifted off from Vandenberg…
Ending Marine Plastic Pollution with Satellites & AI – ESA BIC UK Alumni Plastic-i Launch AI Platform
ESA BIC UK Alumi and 2024 Earthshot Prize nominee, Plastic-i, celebrate their latest milestone with the launch of their Plastic-i Observatory – the world’s first AI-powered platform for mapping marine…
Success for Spaceflux who win Dstl Contract and launch Spaceflux Labs
Spaceflux has recently been awarded the "Infra-Red Sensor Technology Demonstrator System for Space Domain Awareness" contract by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), a UK Ministry of Defence’s (MOD)…
Start-ups Using Space Tech to Tackle Climate Change
It’s World Space Week 2024 and this year’s theme centres on space and climate change. While not always obvious, space science and space technology play a key role in helping…
Astron Systems join prestigious Techstars Space Accelerator programme
We are pleased to share that ESA BIC UK alumni Astron Systems have been selected to join the prestigious Techstars Space Accelerator programme - carried out in partnership with the…
Success for ESA BIC UK companies awarded funding from the National Space Innovation Programme
Six ESA BIC UK companies have been awarded funding from the UK Space Agency’s National Space Innovation Programme (NSIP). The successful projects will share a percentage of the £33 million…
UK start-up bringing trust and traceability to ecosystem restoration by harnessing satellite data
Challenge: The protection and restoration of ecosystems around the world is a major issue for governments, businesses, and local populations. Healthy ecosystems with rich biodiversity have more fertile soils, bigger…
Reusable rockets for affordable, responsive, and sustainable orbital launch
Astron Systems, founded in 2021, are creating fully reusable rockets for more affordable, responsive, and sustainable orbital launch of small satellites. Challenge: There has been a steady march of miniaturisation…
Accelerating the development of in-orbit infrastructure
Lúnasa is developing next-gen technologies and services for enabling the In-Orbit Services, Assembly, and Manufacturing (ISAM) industry. The company is focused on building and commercialising its autonomous Rendezvous Proximity Operations…
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