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This month we bring you the latest news from space! Our capabilities in the Space market are being showcased at Satellite 2007 in Washington later this month and here we take the opportunity to give you a sneak preview of what we are working on in this area. From innovative new engines to get vehicles into space to looking down on the Earth from above, our scientists and engineers are pushing the boundaries of human exploration - literally.

Highlights this month include Stop Press - QinetiQ wins preferred bidder status in Defence Training Review, Gravity mission to benefit from QinetiQ precision, TopSat the award-winning satellite, Merlin - keeping an eye on space weather, Events and Online User Questionnaire.



Stop Press - QinetiQ wins preferred bidder status in Defence Training Review
Stop Press - QinetiQ wins preferred bidder status in Defence Training Review

Metrix, a joint venture between QinetiQ and Land Securities Trillium, the UK's leading property outsourcing specialist, has been appointed preferred bidder on Package One and provisional preferred bidder on Package Two under the Government's Defence Training Review (DTR) programme.

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Website Find out more about Metrix

Gravity mission to benefit from QinetiQ precision
Gravity mission to benefit from QinetiQ precision

QinetiQ has conducted the final testing of its T5 ion thrusters that will enable a European Space Centre mission to measure and map the Earth's gravity field in far greater detail than ever previously achieved. QinetiQ's T5 ion thrusters will provide high precision drag compensation for the Gravity Field and Steady State Ocean Circulation Explorer (GOCE) spacecraft, due for launch later this year. The data captured will contribute significantly to our understanding of the Earth's structure, climate and the impacts of climate change.

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Website Find out more about our Ion Thrusters

TopSat the award-winning satellite
TopSat the award-winning satellite

TopSat, the micro-satellite designed and built by a QinetiQ-led consortium of British firms, was crowned as the Aviation and Space Grand Award Winner at Popular Science's 2006 Best of What's New Awards in November. TopSat received the Aviation and Space Grand Award - the top award for aerospace technology, from Popular Science, the best selling science and technology magazine in the world.

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Website See an award-winning TopSat Image

Merlin - keeping an eye on space weather
Merlin - keeping an eye on space weather

QinetiQ's Merlin space weather hazard monitor has now been selected by NASA to support the 'Living with a Star' programme. Merlin will help NASA to understand better how high-energy particles and radiation produced by the sun can affect life on Earth. Merlin has already achieved 12 months flying on GIOVE-A, the test-bed spacecraft for Europe's Galileo satellite navigation system, and is based on two decades of pioneering research into the effects of solar activity.

Website Find out more about Merlin

Events
Events

We will be exhibiting at the Satellite 2007 exhibition at the Convention Center in Washington, US on 20 - 22 February.

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Online User Questionnaire

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