Northern Ireland - Space In The UK

Northern Ireland

Higher Education

Queen's University Belfast

Belfast

The university offers courses in Aerospace Engineering, and Physics with Astrophysics.

http://www.qub.ac.uk/

Industry

Raytheon Systems

Londonderry

Raytheon Systems Limited (RSL) has a 25 year heritage in the supply of components and sub-systems for more than 150 MEO satellites. RSL has supplied dozens of types of sub-systems for spacecraft power distribution and spacecraft control as a manufacturing service from the U.K.. In the U.K. they have also designed and manufactured space grade power supplies and hybrid microcircuits and are developing high temperature wide bandgap semiconductors with relevance to MEO and far space missions.

www.raytheon.co.uk

Space in the UK

The UK has a thriving space community, click on the map to locate space-related companies, technology providers and universities offering space courses in your region. Some of the organisations have STEM ambassadors who will work with schools and colleges to encourage more pupils to study STEM subjects and also tell them about the exciting career opportunities in the high growth space sector.