Scotland-headquartered strategic space marketing firm, AstroAgency, have announced a special edition of their online networking event, SpaceBar, to focus on topics surrounding space and sustainability. The event on 22 April coinciding with Earth Day will include a virtual roundtable discussion with leading experts on the topic of space debris, as well as separate overviews and insights into how various space organisations use space technology to solve climate-related issues, before opening up for audience discussions and networking. To mark the special occasion SpaceBar will be renamed “EarthBar” to highlight the crucial role of the space sector helping to support climate action. Initially, SpaceBar was created by AstroAgency in response to the global coronavirus pandemic to help support in-person social interaction and networking in the absence of space sector conferences and events. SpaceBar is organised and hosted bi-monthly on a voluntary basis and boasts an interactive
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The multi-billion dollar firm plans to send a craft into orbit from a launch pad at the isle of Unst in Shetland by next year (Image: Lockheed Martin)
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First UK satellite launch to use ABL Space Systems’ RS1 rocket
The first ever vertical small satellite launch from UK soil – due to take place in Scotland in 2022 – will also be the first UK commercial launch for ABL Space Systems’ new RS1 rocket.
The project is dubbed “UK Pathfinder Launch” and is planned to take place from the Shetland Space Centre at Lamba Ness on Unst.
ABL Space Systems, a US-based company, is a developer of low-cost launch vehicles and launch systems for small satellites. And Lockheed Martin, the UK Space Agency’s partner for the project, has contracted it to supply a rocket and associated launch services.