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This page provides links to hot topics associated with Space Group activities, including astronaut news, space exploration, space tourism and satellites such as the ISS.

Recent News 

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UK Space Agency Launched

The UKSA is lauched which will coordinate all space activities within the UK.

 New British Astronaut Timothy Peak

ESA Select British Astronaut

Timothy Peake becomes the first Briton to be accepted into ESA's Astronaut Corps.

Lord Drayson and ESA DG, Jean Jacques Dordain 

New UK ESA Facility

A new ESA facility at Harwell, UK is officially opened by Lord Drayson and ESA DG Jean-Jacques Dordain.

   
Space Exploration 

NASA and the BNSC would like to go back to the Moon and beyond 

Space Exploration Initiative

NASA and the British National Space Centre (BNSC) have signed a planetary exploration agreement.

ExoMars Rover 

ESA/NASA Mars Initiative

ESA and NASA meet in Plymouth, UK agree to create a Mars Exploration Joint Initiative(MEJI).

A Solar Sail 

Space Travel

Explore the past, present and future of space travel in Exploration.

   
Space Tourism

Virgin Galactic's White Knight Two 

Space Future Journal

This site is for everyone who wants to go to space and learn about Space Tourism

 Astrium's planned space plane

Space Tourism Project

See the IET Kelvin Lecture 2008 presented by Robert Lainé, Chief Technical Officer, EADS Space.

 Space tourism montage

Spaceport Sweden

Spaceport Sweden is to host Europe’s first base for personal suborbital spaceflight.

   
Satellites

 Paradigm's Colerne Ground Stations

Paradigm Services

The world's most advanced, resiliant, secure and flexible military satellite communications service.

 Galileo satellite constellation

Galileo

"Galileo, a UK industry success story". Article by Pat Norris.

 ESA's Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity satellite in orbit

Successful Launch of SMOS

The SMOS satellite, the second in ESA's Earth Explorer series of missions was launched successfully on 2nd November, 2009.

   
Outreach

Teaching Material 

Space Teaching Material

For space-related teaching materials see the British National Space Centre (BNSC) website.

 Spies in the Sky

Spies in the Sky

How spy satellites prevented nuclear armageddon during the Cold War by Pat Norris.

 




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