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His Majesty The King Officially Opens The UK Space and Defence Gateway at Harwell Science and Innovation Campus

His Majesty King Charles III visited the UK’s largest space cluster today to officially open the UK Space and Defence Gateway, an initiative aligned with the principles of the Sustainable Markets Initiative’s (SMI) Astra Carta, a global framework launched by His Majesty, as Prince of Wales, to ensure the space sector supports a sustainable future. […]

Science and innovation, Space and satellites

NATO Secretary General and Prime Minister visit Harwell to see UK space and defence capabilities

Harwell Science and Innovation Campus welcomed NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Wednesday 16 September, highlighting the strength of the UK’s space, defence and security capabilities. The visit brought together two important areas of the campus: Harwell’s established Space Cluster, home to more than 100 space organisations and 1,400 people,…
Science and innovation

New funding to support the next generation of medical and materials breakthroughs

Thousands of patients and innovative businesses are set to receive a boost from over £162 million of funding for trailblazing science announced today (Monday 14 September) for two leading research institutes to create the medical technology and materials of the future. Based at Harwell Campus, The Rosalind Franklin Institute, a research centre dedicated to developing new…
Science and innovation, Space and satellites

UK gov selects Open Cosmos as approved provider for £8bn Sovereign Comms framework

Oxfordshire-based space company, Open Cosmos, has been selected by the British Government Commercial Agency (GCA) as an officially certified and vetted partner to provide satellite connectivity via its low Earth orbit (LEO) constellation, ConnectedCosmos, as the UK seeks to build its own sovereign connectivity architecture. Open Cosmos has been named as a supplier in Lot…