Babcock wins £400m contract to manage and operate military satellite system
Babcock and its partners will operate and manage the satellites, ground stations, and integrate new user terminals, the MOD said.
Babcock and its partners will operate and manage the satellites, ground stations, and integrate new user terminals, the MOD said.
The US military shot down the balloon over the coast of South Carolina
The former British Army Air Corps officer will take on a full-time ambassadorial role for space.
Two military satellites were among the payload of the Virgin Cosmic Girl rocket which failed to reach orbit as planned.
The headquarters was named with a video showing a rocket launch-style countdown and shots of earth from space.
Space Cornwall is preparing for the first-ever space launch from UK soil.
The US Space Force's Chief Master Sergeant belted out a rendition of 'Don't Stop Believin' – posted on Facebook.
The US Space Force's official song starts with the lyrics: 'We're the mighty watchful eye / Guardians beyond the blue.'
And it turns out, it's not what you might expect.
The RAF pilot on secondment to Virgin Orbit has put seven spacecraft in orbit from California – the focus is now on UK operations.
The Prometheus 2 mission is hoped to be the first step towards Britain developing its own homegrown space programme.
Two shoebox-sized satellites, 'Cubesats', will provide a test platform for monitoring radio signals and sophisticated imaging.
Publication of the first Defence Space Strategy outlines how defence will protect the UK's national interests in space.
Flight Lieutenant Mathew 'Stanny' Stannard has amassed more than 1,000 hours on Tornados during multiple combat tours with the RAF.
Admiral Sir Tony Radakin has taken the reins from General Sir Nick Carter as head of the UK military.
The new UFO unit will replace the US Navy's Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force.