British firm Filtronic scores another multi-million contract with Elon Musk’s SpaceX August 30, 2024 Microwave technology firm Filtronic has scored another multi-million-pound contract with Elon Musk’s SpaceX, it revealed today. The London-listed company, which is headquartered in Leeds and supplies products to the aerospace, defence, space and telecoms infrastructure sectors, said the $8.4m (£6.4m) production order from the satellite internet company was a positive sign that demand remained high for [...]
‘Very unusual’ fire caused rocket explosion, delaying first space launch bid August 24, 2024 Engineers have identified a “very unusual” oxygen fire in a turbopump as the reason a rocket engine exploded during a test at the spaceport in Shetland earlier this week.
Filtronic shares soar 52 per cent after landing Spacex deal and raising guidance April 24, 2024 Shares in microwave technology firm Filtronics soared as much as 52 per cent on Wednesday morning after it unveiled a new long-term deal with SpaceX's Starlink platform that could make Elon Musk's company a major shareholder.
Seraphim Space investment trust manager sells assets to itself to unlock value April 22, 2024 Seraphim Space investment trust has sold its stake in all nine of its early stage companies to a new venture capital fund managed by Seraphim.
Rolls-Royce taps funding for nuclear-powered space missions April 8, 2024 Rolls Royce is among the beneficiaries of a fresh funding round from the UK Space Agency to develop cutting-edge space technologies.
US lands on moon for first time in 52 years with spacecraft the size of a red phone box February 23, 2024 Intuitive Machines’s Nova-C Odysseus lander touched down on the Moon at 23.23pm UK time on Thursday.