{"id":56694,"date":"2021-09-09T22:08:54","date_gmt":"2021-09-09T14:08:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/inside-the-uk-space-sectors-renaissance\/"},"modified":"2021-09-09T22:08:54","modified_gmt":"2021-09-09T14:08:54","slug":"inside-the-uk-space-sectors-renaissance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/inside-the-uk-space-sectors-renaissance\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside the UK Space Sector\u2019s Renaissance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Like many of its United Kingdom and United States counterparts, NanoAvionics started out as a group of college students building a satellite in a classroom, with dreams of providing low-cost access to space globally. <\/p>\n<p>Seven years later, the small-satellite mission integrator has completed more than 85 missions and commercial projects and is one of the most buzzworthy technology providers serving the U.K. space sector, with five locations across globe, including Basingstoke in Southern England. In March, the company unveiled an expanded offering of satellite platforms with a larger microsat bus size, the MP42. <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Pa8ysZETLi9NJFBN2sAO_VS_ShowDaily20202120Day20420DGTL_1-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"width: 120px; height: auto;\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Pa8ysZETLi9NJFBN2sAO_VS_ShowDaily20202120Day20420DGTL_1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Pa8ysZETLi9NJFBN2sAO_VS_ShowDaily20202120Day20420DGTL_1-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Pa8ysZETLi9NJFBN2sAO_VS_ShowDaily20202120Day20420DGTL_1-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Pa8ysZETLi9NJFBN2sAO_VS_ShowDaily20202120Day20420DGTL_1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"fs-5 mt-0\">Explore the Show Daily 2021 Day 4 Issue<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-0 fs-smaller text-balance\">Check out more from this issue and find your next story to read.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<button class=\"btn btn-primary\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"offcanvas\" data-bs-target=\"#offcanvasMENU\" aria-controls=\"offcanvasExample\" aria-label=\"button\" style=\"white-space: nowrap;\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tView More <i class=\"bi bi-arrow-right-circle\"><\/i><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/button><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe New Space trend has reinvigorated academics and scientists in the U.K.,\u201d says Edward F. Jamieson, the business development manager at the organization\u2019s U.K. headquarters, speaking of not only NanoAvionics, but its competitors and service providers in England, Scotland, and other parts of the United Kingdom. \u201cThey realize that with the right technology they can be part of this renaissance.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p>These are noteworthy milestones, considering the roller coaster ride of international events that have transpired since early 2020. Over the last two years, the United Kingdom has experienced immense international shakeups, between the pandemic, Brexit, and OneWeb\u2019s unexpected bankruptcy and salvation by the U.K. government and private investment.   <\/p>\n<p>But there\u2019s every reason to continue to feel optimistic, heading into 2022. In recent years, the U.K. has emerged as a hub of space and satellite activity, with significant progress in spacecraft manufacturing, launch, and other capabilities. The government recently reported that the space sector\u2019s growth has fueled creation of more than 3,000 new jobs across the country. <\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6c2acfec391;googletag.cmd.push(function(){var AIMAP_29b58f13885ebf8ea6b032f958eb0748 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([992, 100], [[970, 90], [970, 250]]).addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_737ce075cc05dd766c8f8ea08f3faa73 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([1200, 100], [970, 250]).addSize([768, 100], [600, 300]).addSize([320, 100], [300, 250]).build();AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6c2acfec391 = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6c2acfec392').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6c2acfec392'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Moreover, says Antonio Rodenas, CEO and co-founder of Bristol, England-based Orbital Wave, the U.K. government is progressing toward an ambitious target proposed by the Space Innovation and Growth Strategy \u2014 a joint government, industry and academic initiative \u2014 to grow the U.K.\u2019s global share of the space market to reach 10 percent by 2030, where space commercial activities will play a key role to achieve that target. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese ambitious targets are driving a renaissance moment in the U.K.\u2019s commercial space sector,\u201d says Rodenas. \u201cThere is also a renewed interest in space within government which has led to it becoming one of the priority areas within InnovateUK, the U.K.\u2019s innovation agency.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>And in perhaps a more telling sign of the times, Queen Elizabeth II herself recently visited a number of space company headquarters in Scotland, including Spire\u2019s.<\/p>\n<h3>Fostering Innovation<\/h3>\n<p>Dedi David Haziza, founder and chief architect of SderoTech (formerly Wafer Technologies), says much of the innovation in the U.K. is being driven by the availability of technologies and services at a more accessible price point. The Haifa, Israel-based entrepreneur, whose organization collaborates with U.K.\u2019s OneWeb, Airbus, and others, left Google in 2016 to develop technology that would serve as the foundation for a steerable, low-power phased array antenna that he says is the most cost-effective to date. <\/p>\n<p>Today, the company\u2019s wafer-thin, adaptive phase shifter antenna, called NexTenna, enables the tracking of satellites in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) and ensures data can be transmitted efficiently to end users.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor LEO constellations to succeed they need to serve 4.5 billion people in the world,\u201d says Haziza. \u201cThe biggest challenge for a mega-constellation is capacity, how many users you can serve out of a constellation, and how much money you can make per month.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Orbital Wave\u2019s Rodenas, meanwhile, says that his organization\u2019s services are helping satellite partners do more with less, through its model of \u201coperations as a service.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cCurrently, most satellite owners perform the operations in-house but with the anticipated growth in the New Space sector, this vertical integration is unsustainable to replicate across each company,\u201d says Rodenas. \u201cThe problem each company faces is how to build their operations infrastructure and team cost-effectively and reliably, while avoiding delays due to a lack of expertise. Each is needlessly reinventing the wheel to design an operations system that is unlikely ever to be utilized to its full capacity.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Orbital Wave\u2019s services are designed to tackle this problem, he continues. <\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6c2acfec7ce;googletag.cmd.push(function(){var AIMAP_29b58f13885ebf8ea6b032f958eb0748 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([992, 100], [[970, 90], [970, 250]]).addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_737ce075cc05dd766c8f8ea08f3faa73 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([1200, 100], [970, 250]).addSize([768, 100], [600, 300]).addSize([320, 100], [300, 250]).build();AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6c2acfec7ce = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6c2acfec7cf').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6c2acfec7cf'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom the moment the satellite is injected by the launcher into its target orbit until its end of life, we handle all aspects of the satellite operations for the customer, including operations preparation, regulation and data delivery,\u201d says Rodenas. <\/p>\n<h3>Shooting for the Moon<\/h3>\n<p>Phil Brownnett, managing director of Guildford, U.K.-based Surrey Satellite Technology LTD (SSTL), said 2021 has marked tremendous progress for his organization, which is currently building its Lunar Pathfinder satellite to provide data relay services for both communications and navigation to any lunar asset anywhere on the Moon. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis mission, in collaboration with ESA, UKSA, and NASA, will provide services from 2024, and is a significant milestone for SSTL in developing and evolving our business,\u201d says Brownnett. \u201cWith ESA Moonlight and NASA LunaNet, the world is waking up to the commercialization of lunar communications and navigation services, and SSTL is very pleased to be at the forefront of delivering commercial space services.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Also, in May, SSTL announced its participation in the United Kingdom-Australia Space Bridge, a program launched earlier this year by the UK Space Agency and Australian Space Agency.<\/p>\n<p>But amid new partnerships and growth opportunities, SSTL and its peers face growing pains, from recruiting the right employees to work on new missions to managing concerns around space traffic.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSpace traffic management is going to be a major challenge over the coming years now that we are seeing more than 1,000 satellites launched every year,\u201d says Brownnett. \u201cThis will make space operations more challenging and it will require nations to work together to iterate safe codes of conduct. SSTL has been actively involved in the demonstration of satellite active debris removal missions and the UK will support [these] activities and opportunities.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Brownnett said he is most excited about developing opportunities in deep space and interplanetary exploration and in \u201cthe emphasis on dual use capability between civil and defense.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are excited to be playing a leading part,\u201d says Brownnett. \u201cHowever, with the influx of commercial interests in space, and the growing space ecosystem of small satellites, there are some unrealistic expectations on price and performance that need to be managed.\u201d <strong>VS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>,<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"widget-title\">In This Issue<\/h2>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 425:  \/code\/wp-content\/themes\/ai-beehive\/template-parts\/content\/post-snippet.php --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"overflow-hidden w-100 me-3\">\n<p>\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/lINIhCQ0Sq6ntT1AraTm_VS_ShowDaily20202120Day20420DGTL_2-300x225.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/lINIhCQ0Sq6ntT1AraTm_VS_ShowDaily20202120Day20420DGTL_2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/lINIhCQ0Sq6ntT1AraTm_VS_ShowDaily20202120Day20420DGTL_2-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/lINIhCQ0Sq6ntT1AraTm_VS_ShowDaily20202120Day20420DGTL_2-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/lINIhCQ0Sq6ntT1AraTm_VS_ShowDaily20202120Day20420DGTL_2.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"fs-4 w-100 line-clamp-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\tHughes, OneWeb and Yahsat: Industry News for Sept. 10<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p><!-- .post-snippet 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