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A patchwork of small green and brown shapes is in fact an image of fields and plains in central Spain as seen from above by the ESA-supported Deimos-1 satellite in Earth orbit.

Can Space Data Help Secure the Future of UK Farming?

British farmers are facing climate change, extreme weather, limited resources and rising demand…

11 August 2026

The Rosalind Franklin rover – a six-wheeled, white vehicle with a mast at the front holding cameras and sensors, here depicted on the Martian surface – set to launch to Mars in 2028, which is being built by Airbus Defence and Space, Stevenage, UK.

Beyond Aviation: Inside Britain’s Expanding Space Manufacturing Industry

UK aerospace companies are taking skills developed for aircraft into space manufacturing,…

11 August 2026

Artist’s impression of the Dream Chaser spaceplane, which has a futuristic, streamlined, bulbous aircraft shape, docked to the ISS, a large satellite with many gantries and solar panels, orbiting above the ocean on Earth.

The Hidden Space Tech Inside Modern Aircraft

Aircraft and space engineers face many of the same problems: heating, weight,…

11 August 2026

A Boeing 737 MAX with the Boeing label flying over a mountainous landscape, against a sunny horizon.

FAA Orders Inspections Over Cracking Risk

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has ordered structural inspections of 471 U.S.-registered…

Zoe Weyrauch-Gosling

10 August 2026

A computer-generated image of Earth surrounded by many white dots, each representing artificial objects launched into space by humans and which are currently being tracked.

Cleaning Up Space: How the UK Is Leading the Fight Against Orbital Debris

Space may seem vast and empty, but the region around Earth is…

10 August 2026

Animawings Airbus A220 aircraft on its left-hand side in the clouds

AnimaWings Expands Fleet and Launches Five New European Routes

Romanian carrier AnimaWings has expanded its fleet with the delivery of an…

Andreea Georgescu

9 August 2026