space technology excellence - South West Aerospace
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SPACE TECHNOLOGY EXCELLENCE The South West has a strong and varied space and satellite capability, with skills in satellite applications, rocket and propulsion, future flight developers and many associated technologies. The UK Space Agency is located in Swindon and leads the UK’s civil space activity, drawing together partners in industry, academia and the public sector to stimulate and support growth, technological development and science
The South West Satellite Applications Catapult Centre of Excellence is located at Goonhilly Cornwall. The partnership is led by the University of Exeter and includes GES Ltd, the Met Office, Plymouth University, Falmouth University, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, and Rothamsted Research, with extensive commercial partner backing. Applications range from aerospace, agritech, cyber-security and health to marine industries. Also, the Spaceport Cornwall project encompasses the wider South West space and aerospace supply chain, and is currently bidding for a share of Government investment to become the UK’s first Spaceport with horizontal launches from 2020. The University of Exeter is also working with Space Net Ventures to support ventures in the space, satellite technology and ‘internet of things’.
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Cornwall has a rich history and long-established expertise in the space-tech industry, from the revolutionary transatlantic satellite communications over Telstar in 1962 to the latest lunar and deep-space missions today. The Aerohub Enterprise Zone at Cornwall Airport Newquay incorporates Goonhilly Earth Station, a major satellite communications hub and location for a proposed Space Science Centre.
Spirent’s Communications Positioning Division in Torbay has been recognised for over 20 years as the world’s leading provider of global satellite navigation systems, simulation systems for satellite navigation and positioning tests. The Positioning division, headquartered in Paignton, covers all corporate functions including R&D, marketing and manufacturing. Two leading space information technology companies are also located in the South West – SciSys and CGI. SciSys is headquartered in Chippenham, Wiltshire, with a site in Bristol. It is a leading developer of IT services, including integrated space solutions and products for ground and on-board systems and its capabilities include mission control, payload data ground segment, automation, autonomy and robotics. Customers include UK MOD, Airbus Defence and Space and the European Space Agency (ESA). CGI, with sites in Gloucestershire and Bristol, provides complex mission-critical space systems. It is a European leader in military satellite communications and also serves civil space agencies, including ESA, as well as space companies.
SPHEREA Test and Services in Dorset, has a 50-year history in the service of the most ambitious aviation programs. SPHEREA has developed unequalled expertise in critical electronic and optronic system testing, used by major companies in the aviation, defence, space, energy and transportation sectors. Specific space-technology undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and R&D collaborations are available at Bristol, Exeter and Bath Universities, with international training programmes also on offer at Goonhilly, Cornwall.
The Met Office, based in Exeter, uses its supercomputer and expert analysts to advise airlines, airports, air traffic control and management, ground handling, airport construction and maintenance - to help the aviation industry increase safety, achieve operational efficiencies and cost savings. The Met Office College has developed a wide range of meteorology training courses for the aviation community.
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For any South West Aerospace enquiries please contact us at: www.southwestaerospace.co.uk [email protected] +44 117 943 4858 GROWTH POWERED BY INNOVATION
SPACE TECHNOLOGY EXCELLENCE The South West has a strong and varied space and satellite capability, with skills in satellite applications, rocket and propulsion, future flight developers and many associated technologies. The UK Space Agency is located in Swindon and leads the UK’s civil space activity, drawing together partners in industry, academia and the public sector to stimulate and support growth, technological development and science
The South West Satellite Applications Catapult Centre of Excellence is located at Goonhilly Cornwall. The partnership is led by the University of Exeter and includes GES Ltd, the Met Office, Plymouth University, Falmouth University, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, and Rothamsted Research, with extensive commercial partner backing. Applications range from aerospace, agritech, cyber-security and health to marine industries. Also, the Spaceport Cornwall project encompasses the wider South West space and aerospace supply chain, and is currently bidding for a share of Government investment to become the UK’s first Spaceport with horizontal launches from 2020. The University of Exeter is also working with Space Net Ventures to support ventures in the space, satellite technology and ‘internet of things’.
©Invest in Cornwall
Cornwall has a rich history and long-established expertise in the space-tech industry, from the revolutionary transatlantic satellite communications over Telstar in 1962 to the latest lunar and deep-space missions today. The Aerohub Enterprise Zone at Cornwall Airport Newquay incorporates Goonhilly Earth Station, a major satellite communications hub and location for a proposed Space Science Centre.
Spirent’s Communications Positioning Division in Torbay has been recognised for over 20 years as the world’s leading provider of global satellite navigation systems, simulation systems for satellite navigation and positioning tests. The Positioning division, headquartered in Paignton, covers all corporate functions including R&D, marketing and manufacturing. Two leading space information technology companies are also located in the South West – SciSys and CGI. SciSys is headquartered in Chippenham, Wiltshire, with a site in Bristol. It is a leading developer of IT services, including integrated space solutions and products for ground and on-board systems and its capabilities include mission control, payload data ground segment, automation, autonomy and robotics. Customers include UK MOD, Airbus Defence and Space and the European Space Agency (ESA). CGI, with sites in Gloucestershire and Bristol, provides complex mission-critical space systems. It is a European leader in military satellite communications and also serves civil space agencies, including ESA, as well as space companies.
SPHEREA Test and Services in Dorset, has a 50-year history in the service of the most ambitious aviation programs. SPHEREA has developed unequalled expertise in critical electronic and optronic system testing, used by major companies in the aviation, defence, space, energy and transportation sectors. Specific space-technology undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and R&D collaborations are available at Bristol, Exeter and Bath Universities, with international training programmes also on offer at Goonhilly, Cornwall.
The Met Office, based in Exeter, uses its supercomputer and expert analysts to advise airlines, airports, air traffic control and management, ground handling, airport construction and maintenance - to help the aviation industry increase safety, achieve operational efficiencies and cost savings. The Met Office College has developed a wide range of meteorology training courses for the aviation community.
©The Met Office
For any South West Aerospace enquiries please contact us at: www.southwestaerospace.co.uk [email protected] +44 117 943 4858 GROWTH POWERED BY INNOVATION
