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 Find us on Patreon.com/GiantLeap for unique membership perks such as access to our discord ..read more

Prefer to Watch it? Visit our YouTube Channel 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 Find us on https://Patreon.com/GiantLeap for unique mem ..read more

Prefer to watch it? https://youtu.be/POIWMDkl7Dk In Today’s Episode: Virgin Orbit team up with Astroscale through an MoU indicating a provision of up to 10 launches; SmallSpark Space Systems grow the team ahead of a rumoured facilities upgrade; MP’s take evidence from across the industry in review of UK space strategy and infrastructure; Surrey Satellite Technologies, known as SSTL host top Australian Space leaders; The Western world unites in condemnation of an anti-satellite missile test conducted by Russia; and European Ministers in charge of Space policy, represented on the UK’s behalf by ..read more

In Today’s Episode: Astroscale take on new facilities at Harwell including spacecraft manufacture; Rolls-Royce secure funding for small nuclear reactors; Boeing move to compete with OneWeb, Inmarsat and other UK Comms companies with another LEO Broadband constellation; In further news from across the pond, I’ll tell you how to take part in some awesome Mars citizen science; SmallSpark Space Systems reveal further information about FROST Micro sub-orbital rocket; and Westcott Venture Park approaches completion on a new 27,000 square foot high tech facility seeking a tenant to share alongside th ..read more

Prefer to watch? https://youtu.be/b6Zwps1ze6E 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.  Find us on Patreon.com/GiantLeap for unique membership perks such as access to our discord server ..read more

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. Find us on Patreon.com/GiantLeap for other formats, our awesome space store, and unique membership perks such as access to our discord serv ..read more

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. Join us on Patreon! https://www.Patreon.com/GiantLeap Job of the Week Recruitme ..read more

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;   Join us on Patreon! Patreon.com/GiantLeap  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.catapu ..read more

In Today’s Episode: The UK Space Agency ‘Space Growth Partnership Survey’ closes in a few day’s time on 18th June. I’ll tell you how to take part; The Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy has announced a satellite design competition with funding to launch it to space; In International News: Relativity Space, an American firm famous for 3d printing their small launch rocket components have joined the big leagues; The UK Space Agency continues to make the news by appointing a New CEO and announcing a strong involvement in the EnVision ESA mission to Venus; Seraphim Capital make ..read more

Find us on Patreon.com/GiantLeap for other formats, our awesome new space store, and unique membership perks such as access to our discord server! If you'd like to advertise with us, head over to Giant-Leap.Space to find out how! In Today’s Episode: The Royal Navy invests in Space Signals Intelligence Capability; The UAE Space Agency have asked for global assistance in setting up a colony on Mars; New Zealand joins the UK on our journey to the Moon, by signing up to the Artemis Accords; Cornwall will host another major space infrastructure project: Blue Abyss, supported by Tim Peake who tells ..read more