A New Era Of Space Exploration
In 2015, the first ever European mission to Mercury is set to launch off from planet Earth. Named after the 20th century astronomer, BepiColombo will improve our understanding of the smallest and least...
View ArticleBracing ourselves for a solar superstorm
This blog introduces Prof Paul S Cannon, QinetiQ employee and Senior Fellow, Director of the Poynting Institute at the University of Birmingham, and Chair of the Royal Academy of Engineering Study on...
View ArticleIs there life on Mars? QinetiQ supports investigations into Martian environment
Matthew Cosby, Chief Engineer, QinetiQ Space UK Establishing if life ever existed on Mars is something most people have asked themselves. The European Space Agency (ESA) ExoMars programme intends to...
View ArticleGlobal vegetation tracker, Proba-V, launches from French Guiana
By Davy Vrancken, Key Account Manager, QinetiQ Space Loading… Proba-V, the European Space Agency (ESA)’s microsatellite, assembled by QinetiQ Space at its facility in Kruibeke, Belgium, was launched...
View ArticleQinetiQ’s electric propulsion centre of excellence
Steven Austin, Sales and Strategy for Space and Neil Wallace, Electric Propulsion Chief Engineer In another example of how QinetiQ’s technological expertise is being successfully applied to commercial...
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