OirthirSAT is a student satellite team from the University of Glasgow developing a CubeSat to support improved monitoring of UK coastlines and coastal erosion. The project was awarded £600,000 through the UK Space Agency’s LaunchUK Nanosat Design Competition in 2022 and has since developed into a fully-fledged, student-led research project at the University of Glasgow. […]
STFC supports UK business in ensuring their technology is NASA compliant
Facilities and expertise at the Higgs Centre for Innovation are used by Scottish company Alpha Data to rigorously test their electronic boards. Challenge Alpha Data offers a range of cutting-edge electronics and electronic boards that can provide solutions to space-related challenges. To achieve the necessary certification for launch, vibration testing is a crucial step in […]
The Higgs Centre for Innovation is a collaboration between the Science and
Technology Facilities Council and the University of Edinburgh.