Vibration testing takes place in the launch configuration

Solar Orbiter Takes a Battering

September 5, 2019 | Vibration Testing

The European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter undergoes intense environmental testing in preparation for its launch in 2020. As if missions to space ... read more
The Juno UAV is the next experimental aircraft that will take Graphene out of the laboratory and into the sky

High Flying Graphene

June 14, 2019 | Climatic Testing

Jonathan Newell finds out how the University of Central Lancashire is taking Graphene to new heights for future aerospace applications. The develop... read more
The vertical planar scanner will be one of the largest antenna measurement systems in Europe

Test facility boosts UK space industry

May 8, 2019 | EMC / RFI Testing

The UK National Satellite Test Facility breaks ground to provide the local space industry with climatic, vibration, EMC and antenna testing capabiliti... read more
Modern speakers have the power and quality to be able to provide an alternative to reverberant room testing

Test System Pumps Up The Volume

January 21, 2019 | Vibration Testing

Jonathan Newell discusses the latest technology for acoustic testing in the space industry with Siemens PLM. Venturing into space has long since es... read more
Katie and Jessica Black will see more balloon launches from their farmland in Kentmere – Copyright Concorde Publishing

Space launch takes off in Kentmere

November 19, 2018 | Climatic Testing

A secluded South Lakeland valley was chosen as the launch site for a stratospheric balloon for performing Graphene experiments. An astrophysicist, ... read more