Posts Tagged ‘ESA’

SSTL Invests £10 million For Cleanrooms In Guildford, UK

SSTL Invests £10 million For Cleanrooms In Guildford, UK

Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL), in partnership with the University of Surrey’s Surrey Research Park, is taking a new technical facility opposite its headquarters building in Guildford, UK providing the flexibility to work on a broader range of satellites and... (Continue reading)

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ESA’s Tigers On Prowl For Solar Corona’s Secrets

ESA’s Tigers On Prowl For Solar Corona’s Secrets

Bring together a small group of highly motivated researchers, grant them full access to laboratory and production facilities, remove all administrative distractions, and let them work intensively for four to six months. That’s what ‘StarTiger’ is all about! It is a... (Continue reading)

BBC Video Of The ESA Cryosat Cleanroom

BBC Video Of The ESA Cryosat Cleanroom

The BBC science correspondent, Jonathan Amos, recently did a report on the Cryosat satellite developed at the European Space Agency in the cleanroom at IAGB in Munich, Germany. The Cryosat is going to assess the thickness of Artic sea ice. A... (Continue reading)

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Media Day To See ESA’s CryoSat Cleanroom

Media Day To See ESA's CryoSat Cleanroom

On Monday 14 September media representatives will have the opportunity to attend an in-depth CryoSat background briefing at IABG’s spacecraft test centre in Ottobrunn near Munich, Germany. Project managers from ESA and industry, as well as scientists and other experts, will... (Continue reading)

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European Space Agency Opens UK Research Centre With Cleanroom Storage

European Space Agency Opens UK Research Centre With Cleanroom Storage

The European Space Agency has opened its first research centre in the UK in a move designed to bring more British scientists and engineers into contact with the space industry. The agency has earmarked £1.3m for the facility’s first year... (Continue reading)

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