A satellite developed by British academics and engineers, including expertise from the Space Park Leicester and the National Centre for Earth Observation, is set to become the first in the world to measure accurately the condition and carbon mass of the Earth’s forests from space
A spacecraft power system that combines the technological know-how of engineers and scientists at the University of Leicester and NASA Glenn has passed its first test with flying colours.
Ten of the UK’s leading experts in the field have been appointed to a new Strategic Advisory Board which will support the ongoing development of the University of Leicester’s Institute for Space and Space Park Leicester.
A University of Leicester astronomer has paid tribute to a pioneering space telescope that has spent over a decade mapping our sky, as it ends its science observations today (15 Jan).
A spacecraft carrying an instrument designed and built by University of Leicester scientists has completed its final flyby of Mercury, in preparation for entering orbit ready for the start of its start of the science mission in 2026/7.
Scientists from the University of Leicester and NASA are working together on combining radioisotope power systems with high efficiency power convertor technology to enable spacecraft to venture into new frontiers.
Two European Space Agency Astronauts will appear at an international conference being held at Space Park Leicester to further strengthen space science relationships between the UK and Poland.
Space Park Leicester’s ground-breaking work on the Soft X-ray Imager (SXI) for the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) mission will be featured in ESA’s new video series, with the first episode premiering this week.
A cutting-edge ‘space battery’ has been subjected to extreme shock levels to test its resilience for the harsh environment of a launch or planetary surface landing – and passed with flying colours.
An interplanetary spacecraft operations expert who played a pivotal role in one of the European Space Agency’s most ambitious planetary missions will speak at the UK’s largest planetarium in Leicester next month.
