News

We aim to update our news with funding opportunities, SPAN activities and those of our members.

28 August 2024

August News

Discover what's happening across the Space Academic Network in our August updates...

07 August 2024

Farnborough International Air Show (FIA) 2024

The SPAN team were in Farnborough for the International Air Show which had a dedicated Space Zone providing ample opportunities for meeting up with SPAN members, industry peers, Space Command, UK Space Agency, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and the Department for Business and Trade. 

16 December 2022

Key Milestone in the SWOT Mission!

Congratulations to UK scientists involved in the SWOT mission which will launch tonight. Take a look at SWOT – Surface Water and Ocean Topography

11 November 2022

Dual-Use Workshop 5th of December

SPAN has coordinated a workshop for its members to engage with Government (civil and defence) and UK Space to discuss opportunities for dual-use of technology, missions and applications. Outputs from the workshop will feed into a UK Space Partnership meeting on potential UK EO Programmes planned in early 2023 and will be used to inform […]

06 June 2022

Innovate UK KTN Launch Meeting NetZero with the Power of Place

A new interactive report, Meeting Net Zero with the Power of Place, explores the opportunities for location intelligence in the fight against climate change. (1) Post | LinkedIn

20 January 2022

7 Steps to SPAN the Gap

An article outlining steps to strengthen UK academia in the space sector to be published in Astronomy and Geophysics. Take a look at 7 steps to SPAN the gap