Giant-Leap.Space Weekly News Round-up – Details, episodes & analysis

In Today’s Episode:

UKSA Launch the new ‘Explore’ Programme;

AAC Clyde Space join the Department for International Trade in promoting UK Exports;

Skyrora begin promoting their launch campaign;

SmallSpark Space Systems complete an important funding raise;

Pulsar Fusion up the tempo on ground-based testing, this time in Switzerland; and

Space Science Policy Expert Andy Williams promotes a paper provoking me to ask if Elon Musk is quite a good as we often think he is.

Today’s JoboftheWeek comes from D-Orbit

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In Today’s Episode:

The James Webb Space Telescope is delayed by an incident;

Not to go a week out of the news, Astroscale complete an enormous funding round;

The ESA Solar Orbiter makes flying visit home;

Bletchley based Pulsar Fusion hot fire their hybrid rocket engine destined for orbit;

The UK Spaceflight Safety and Regulatory Council meets for the first time; and

Orbex release a rare glimpse inside their manufacturing facilities.

Today’s JoboftheWeek comes from Orbex: #JoboftheWeek Link

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In Today’s Episode:

Inmarsat announce a new space enabled communications network called: Orchestra;

SSTL and Airbus Defence and Space collaborate on Quantum Satellite, generating a paradigm shift in mission flexibility;

Prime Minister Boris Johnson opens a new £35m Airbus Defence and Space HQ in Stevenage;

Two spacecraft with significant UK contribution swoop down on Venus at the same time as one another;

UK Space Agency launch the second phase of their LEO Programme, a start-up accelerator programme powered by Entrepreneurial Spark who’s Co-Founder and Director gives us an exclusive.

and, the #JoboftheWeek this week comes from Alba Orbital in Glasgow. The start-up which GiantLeapers will remember completed the Y Combinator Accelerator, and completed a successful funding round earlier this year. They now continue to expand their team!

Job of the Week Link

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OFCOM challenge satellite constellations to avoid interference with new strict licensing rules;

UK Space Agency seeks talented advice for the Science Programme Advisory Committee, nominations are now open;

Westcott Venture Park hosts Westcott Expo, we take a brief look at some of the action;

The UK Government announce a quick fire funding round for a share of £1.5m, I’ll explain what’s in scope and how to apply;

Saving the most exciting until last: SmallSpark Space Systems conclude 2 days of engine hot-fire testing for Frost Micro prototype;

and,

The #JoboftheWeek this week comes from Bright Ascension in Edinburgh, Dundee or Bristol.

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UKSA SPAC Nominations email:

louise.ingram@ukspaceagency.gov.uk

UKSA Future Space Exploration Technology Call Documentation & Application Form:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/announcement-of-opportunity-space-exploration-technology-call

#JoboftheWeek Link:

https://www.brightascension.com/jobs/customer-applications-engineer/

In Today’s Episode:

The Space Investment Quarterly from Space Capitol for Q2 is out;

Hubble returns to scientific operations;

B2Space complete a test flight and give GiantLeap an exclusive update on the future;

Blue Abyss in Cornwall move another step closer to reality with plans submitted for approval;

and,

The #JoboftheWeek this week comes from the Civil Aviation Authority in Sussex.

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#JoboftheWeek Link:

https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/2634247834

In Today’s Episode:

Seraphim Space Investment Trust PLC, raised over £180m at IPO including a well known investor;

UK Members of Parliament discuss Space Debris alongside Finding Prospero;

We take a bit of a deep dive at the Finding Prospero Mission;

News from across the pond: Both the oldest and youngest people to travel to space will do so with Blue Origin;

and,

The #JoboftheWeek this week comes from Lockheed Martin in Oxfordshire.

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#JoboftheWeek Link:

https://www.lockheedmartinjobs.com/space

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In Today’s Episode: 

UK Space Conference is to be sponsored by UK Space Agency; 

UK PITMS Instrument destined for the Moon is delivered to NASA for payload integration; 

Space Comm-Expo has now finished. We bring you some of the highlights; 

Reaction Engines, the company behind the SABRE engine and Skylon concept receives further UK Space Agency Funding, and; 

The #JoboftheWeek this week comes from DSTL at Porton Down. 

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PITMS 1 Sheet Summary: 

https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2020/pdf/1091.pdf  

Space Comm-Expo Speakers: 

https://space-comm.co.uk/speakers/  

#JoboftheWeek Link: 

https://www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi?jcode=1730153  #GiantLeap

In Today’s Episode:

Major OneWeb Shareholder Bharti Enterprises pours another $500m into the company;

The House of Lords pass the Space Industry Regulations into Law, paving the way for UK Launch;

After last week’s Gravitilab rebranding story, Shetland Space Centre have renamed to Saxavord Spaceport;

Cornwall’s Truro and Penwith College has opened the doors to the space focused CSATT facility;

and,

The #JoboftheWeek this week comes from B2Space in Bristol.

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Truro & Penwith College Link:

https://www.truro-penwith.ac.uk/events/cornwall-space-and-aerospace-technology-training-launch-event

#JoboftheWeek link:

https://b2-space.com/careers/

In Today's Episode:  Armed Forces week comes to a close, UK Space Command hosts American counterpart  SmallSpark Space Systems have completed successful first test of S4-Hive engine;  Raptor Aerospace rebrands to Gravitilab;  German Company HyImpulse are all set to begin engine testing of their own, in Shetland;  It may not be UK space news per se, but Kerbal Space Program is 10 years old. We briefly discuss its legacy;  and, the #JoboftheWeek this week comes from RAL Space at Harwell.

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Job of the Week Recruitment Link: https://careersportal.co.uk/UKRI-careers/jobs/systems-engineer-662 

Space Expo Link: https://www.space-comm.co.uk/visit/

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In Today's Episode: 

A UK Space Agency commissioned report from industry experts on the health of the Oxford – Cambridge Arc has been published;  

Astronaut and Parastronaut applications to the European Space Agency close;  

The Science Minster cuts the ribbon on a new multi-million pound National Space Propulsion Test Facility;  

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The #JoboftheWeek this week comes from Avanti Communications. Here’s the link: 

https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/2586955412/  

Oxford Cambridge Arc Report in full: 

http://sa.catapult.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Developing-the-Space-Sector-in-the-Oxford-Cambridge-Arc-Full-Report-FINAL-Mar-21.pdf