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Catapulting growth in 2023 and beyond
In the face of many challenges – changing customer desires, cost pressures, supply chain disruption, expected regulatory changes and fierce competition – UK innovation is on the rise. This article showcases how Catapults helped to deliver great results for business and industry in 2023; it summarises our predictions for technology-driven advances in 2024 and the years ahead.
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Lucy Edge Stands Down as Chief of Missions and Deputy CEO after 7 years
After 7 years at the Satellite Applications Catapult, Lucy Edge, Chief of Missions and Deputy CEO will stand down at the end of January. Lucy joined the Catapult in February 2018 from Avanti Communications, initially as Chief Operating Officer and is responsible for revolutionising the Catapult’s delivery capability during a period of rapid growth and change in the space industry. This has established the Catapult as a go-to delivery organisation for initiatives like the development of the in-orbit servicing and manufacturing market
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Lucy Edge Stands Down as Chief of Missions and Deputy CEO after 7 years
After 7 years at the Satellite Applications Catapult, Lucy Edge, Chief of Missions and Deputy CEO will stand down at the end of January. Lucy joined the Catapult in February 2018 from Avanti Communications, initially as Chief Operating Officer and is responsible for revolutionising the Catapult’s delivery capability during a period of rapid growth and change in the space industry. This has established the Catapult as a go-to delivery organisation for initiatives like the development of the in-orbit servicing and manufacturing market
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Dates Announced for the In-Orbit Servicing, Assembly and Manufacturing Conference, 2025
Today, at the Space Tech Expo in Bremen, the Satellite Applications Catapult and the UK Space Agency announced the dates for the UK’s second In-Orbit Service, Assembly and Manufacturing (ISAM) Conference. The conference will take place from 4th – 6th June 2025 at the ICC Belfast. The event is back in 2025, following the overwhelming success of the inaugural conference in 2024. The 2025 event will be triple the size, reflecting the demand amongst the ISAM community both in the UK and Internationally.
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