Partners

ESA - The European Space Agency is Europe's gateway to space. Its mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world.

Contact: Craig Donlon

RAL Space - RAL Space undertakes pure research in atmospheric physics, solar physics, solar-terrestrial physics, planetary and magnetospheric physics, astronomy and fundamental physics. The research encompasses a wide range of interests, running in close harmony with the space hardware projects, and involves collaboration with many university groups in the UK and abroad.

Contact: Tim Nightingale

University of Southampton - A research intensive university and a founding member of the prestigious Russell Group. Their research institutes are multi-disciplinary centres of expertise, research, and teaching which allow researchers to work closely together with colleagues exploring the same problem from a different perspective. This way of working, of combining resources and facilities and exploring new points of view, is an invaluable part of the best research that allows researchers to work at their optimum level.

Contact: Werenfrid Wimmer

DMI - The Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI) was established in 1872. More than 140 years later in 2016, the institute employs 240 people. DMI is an institution under the Danish Ministry of Energy, Utilities and Climate and has an annual turnover of approx. 300 million Danish Kroners.

Contact: Jacob Høyer/Guisella Gacitua

National Oceanography Centre - The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) undertakes integrated ocean research and technology development from the coast to the deep ocean. It provides long-term marine science capability including: major facilities; sustained ocean observing, mapping and survey; data management, and scientific advice.

CEDA - The Centre for Environmental Data Archival (CEDA) serves the environmental science community through four data centres, data analysis environments, and participation in a host of relevant research projects. They support environmental science, further environmental data archival practices, and develop and deploy new technologies to enhance access to data.

NPL - NPL is the UK's National Metrology Institute, developing and maintaining the national primary measurement standards. It is a Public Corporation owned by the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). NPL is part of the National Measurement System (NMS) which provides the UK with a national measurement infrastructure and delivers the UK Measurement Strategy on behalf of BEIS.

Contact: Nigel Fox

Space ConneXions - Space ConneXions Limited is a science and engineering consultancy, which provides management and technical support in the space market. Their skills and experience include management of Earth observation exploitation projects, specification of space data protocols and technical support to companies operating in space and ground segments.

Contact: Ruth Wilson

Before it was dissolved now DSIT

BEIS - The Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) bring together responsibilities for business, industrial strategy, science, innovation, energy, and climate change. DECC, who has been a funding partner, is now part of BEIS.