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Todays announcement by UK Government ministers Lord Henley and Lord Duncan, gives the green light to missions designed to showcase the technology and put UK companies into orbit faster and at a lower cost. The UK is the largest funder of the European Space Agencys Advanced Research in Telecommunications Satellites (ARTES) programme, which transforms research into successful commercial projects.

The funding from the UK Space Agency was announced by Lord Henley, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, on a visit to the satellite powered data companys UK base in Glasgow, where Spire intends to create new jobs to add to its existing workforce.

Business Minister, the Rt. Hon. Lord Henley, said:

Thanks to this new funding, Spire will be able to cement its activities in the UK, develop new technologies and use space data to provide new services to consumers that will allow businesses to access space quicker and at a lower cost offering an exciting opportunity for the UK to thrive in the commercial space age.

Through the governments Industrial Strategy, we are encouraging other high-tech British businesses to pursue more commercial opportunities with the aim of growing the UKs share of the global space market to 10% by 2030.

UK Government Minister for Scotland Lord Duncan said:

Spire Global is at the cutting edge of technology, using satellite data to track ships, planes and weather in some of the worlds most remote regions. Theyre also an important employer in Glasgow, investing in the area and recognising the talent of Scotlands world class engineers and scientists. We know that the space industry is important to Scotlands economy and this UK Government funding will help companies like Spire stay at the forefront of this field.

The ARTES Pioneer programme is designed to support industry by funding the demonstration of advanced technologies, systems, services and applications in a representative space environment. Part of this is to support one or more Space Mission Providers, which could provide commercial services to private companies or public bodies.

Spires infrastructure, capabilities, and competencies all support our submission to this program. For the launch of our 50+ satellite constellation, we quickly became our own best customer, said Theresa Condor, Spires EVP of Corporate Development. Were looking forward to demonstrating our end-to-end service and infrastructure on this series of validation missions. Space as a Service means going from mission technical architecture to customer data/service verification, along with the ongoing development of critical enabling technologies.

One validation mission will develop parallel super-computing in space a core component for future computationally intensive missions. A second, exploitation of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) for weather applications, will leverage Galileo signals for GNSS Radio Occultation. Radio occultation is a key data input for the improvement of weather forecasts. Upon completion, the GNSS-RO technology can be immediately commercialized.

The UK Space Agency is also supporting a space incubation centre in Glasgow and has provided support over several years to the Scottish Centre of Excellence in Satellite Applications, based at the University of Strathclyde and working across the whole of Scotland. The Centres role is to raise awareness of the potential of satellite services and data to be used in new and improved products and services in other space enabled markets including, for example, offshore renewable energy and aquaculture.

Examples of other ARTES funded projects include

Company	Project
Cobham Technical Services	1.5 million funding for MIDAS. This is a demonstration project to provide a range of tools that support the clearance of Land Mine and Improvised Explosive Devices (IED). This includes the use of Earth Observation and Satnav services to support the training of operators, planning clearance campaigns, real time monitoring of clearance in progress, through to post operation analysis and reporting.
Rezatec	720,000 funding for Map, Measure, Monitor Information (M3I). This is a demonstration project following on from Rezatecs successful Peat Spotter feasibility study to deliver intelligence about areas of interest using Earth Observation, Satnav, and Satcom. The scope for M3I was increased from Peat Spotter to include additional land based assets including water, forestry, conservation and agribusiness sectors.
Beinn Bike	130,000 funding for Mountain Bike Route Planning. This is a mobile app that uses Satnav to provide tailored mountain biking routes based on the users desired requirements. This project has just completed the feasibility study phase and is moving into the demonstration phase. Beinn Bike are based in Scotland.
Avanti	439,000 funding for iFishSat. This is a feasibility study to investigate commercialisation of seafood while still at sea, directly from the fishing vessels using Earth Observation, Satnav, and Satcom services, as well as improving the trace  View the original news story Related Articles Scroll Back To Top 📄More Articles ESA call for proposals: second small class mission (S2)Friday, 6 Feb Press release: UK Space Agency and Axiom Space sign agreement on plans for historic human spaceflight missionTuesday, 24 Oct Notice: Notice to exporters 2022/24: mandating of EORI numbers in SPIRETuesday, 16 Aug Notice: Request for Information: UK Space Agency/Axiom Space Astronaut Mission Projects 2024/2025Tuesday, 24 Oct UK Space Agency brings astronaut’s mission to children across UKTuesday, 14 Jul Comments Scroll Back To Top ✎Write Comment We don't have any comments for this article yet. Why not join in and start a discussion. Write a Comment Scroll Back To Top Your name: Your email: Comments: Post my comment  Sponsored Advert   Ministerial Departmental News   PM's Office, 10 Downing Street   Cabinet Office   Department for Business, Innovation and Skills   Department for Communities and Local Government   Department for Culture, Media and Sport   Department for Education   Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs   Department for International Development   Department for Transport   Department for Work and Pensions   Department of Energy and Climate Change   Department of Health   Foreign and Commonwealth Office   HM Treasury   Home Office   Ministry of Defence   Ministry of Justice   Northern Ireland Office   Scotland Office   Wales Office   See all departments News Calendar Recent Comments  Sponsored Advert   Follow Us on Twitter Tweets by @gov_wire  Latest Government News Guidance: Brazil: country policy and information notes Guidance: UKVI identity standards: caseworker guidance Guidance: Redetermination of Section 62A Planning Application: S62A/2023/0019 Land to the north of Roseacres, between Parsonage Road and Smiths Green Lane, Takeley, Essex, CM22 6NZ (Land known as Bull Field, Warish Hall Farm, Takeley, Essex) Field Safety Notices: 16 to 20 December 2024 Surge in activity to crack down on illegal working across the country Mrs K Yendall v Newton Abbot Community Transport Association (a Charity): 1405766/2023 Mr A Adams v Elliot Brothers Ltd: 1406445/2023 Mr S P Hewlett v Southern Water Services Ltd: 1405231/2023 Guidance: First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) hearing lists Transparency data: Royal Courts of Justice Cause List    Business Climate Crime Defence Economy Environment Housing Immigration NHS Overseas Schools Tax Transport Work ALL ❯ © 2024 Copyright CliqTo Media Ltd. Registered in England, company number 7575287. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions | Copyright Notice Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Share This Enjoyed this? Why not share it with others if you've found it useful by using one of the tools below: