Learn about business in the space industry

Thursday, September 13. 2007
In the news

SSTL's Sir Martin Sweeting is giving a talk to the West Surrey Branch of the Institute of Directors (IOD) next Thursday evening, 20th September at the Continuing Education Centre in Guildford. These lectures are open to all IOD members and their guests. An invitation is also extended to the MBA students at the University of Surrey. The programme summarises as follows:

"SSTL is a company that is a disruptive force in the satellite industry and which is 'changing the economics of space'. Leveraging terrestrial commercial-off-the-shelf technologies developed for laptop computers, digital cameras, computer games and mobile phones, SSTL is able to offer rapid-response, low cost yet highly sophisticated microsatellites that have opened up new aspects of space business. Spun out from the University of Surrey in 1985, SSTL continues to work closely with the academic space research centre demonstrating the effectiveness of real commercial and academic synergy. Nevertheless, the company has changed dramatically as it has evolved from 4 staff in 1985 through to 250 staff in 2007 with revenues of £30m. Such organic growth has presented many challenges - and no doubt more are to come."

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Sputnik celebrations at BA Festival of Science

Wednesday, September 12. 2007
In the news

This September the 2007, the BA's (British Association for the Advancement of Science) Festival of Science will be visiting the University of York. There will be an explosion of science as exciting events take over the University campus, the city and surrounding areas. SSTL's Sir Martin Sweeting will speak at the festival as part of the ongoing celebrations surrounding the 50th anniversary of Sputnik.

50 years ago, the launch of Sputnik ushered in the space age. Since then, probes have been sent all round the solar system and man has walked on the moon. There are many satellites orbiting the Earth, looking outwards, such as the Hubble Space Telescope, and inwards, allowing global communication, mapping and monitoring. Come along to hear tales of all aspects of human involvement in space. The event begins with a Q&A session with young space scientists who will each say a few words on what it is like to work "in space" followed by the opportunity for questions

If you are in the area, why not join in? Sir Martin's presentation is just one of the exciting a varied line up discussing space and space research. He will discuss Satellites in the service of humanity
Martin Sweeting founded and runs one of the UK's most successful satellite manufacturers. He will describe the various uses that satellites can be put to in order to serve humans on Earth, including disaster monitoring and mitigation, navigation and weather forecasting.

Visit the festival website for more details.

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