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Meridian Space Command moves to Space Park Leicester

An organisation helping to accelerate the expansion of UK space technology around the world has opened its headquarters at Space Park Leicester. Meridian Space Command – also known simply as Meridian – helps space sector organisations to secure funding for, and complete technology demonstration missions which

New investment in seismic monitoring facility at University of Leicester

A University of Leicester facility that has measured tremors from earthquakes, glaciers, and even football matches, has received new funding to continue its work. They will be using a suite of satellite and ground-based telescopes to rapidly hunt gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) and analyse the massive

Hunt for Universe’s most extreme explosions receives funding

A team from the University of Leicester has been set up to ‘chase’ some of the Universe’s most powerful explosions to probe the extreme physical forces that form them. They will be using a suite of satellite and ground-based telescopes to rapidly hunt gamma-ray bursts (GRBs)

Carbon monitoring mission using Leicester expertise ready for launch

Scientists at the National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO), hosted at Space Park Leicester, have welcomed news that a satellite for monitoring atmospheric carbon dioxide to help tackle climate change has completed assembly and qualification in the UK, and is now ready for launch.