The University of Manchester is a research-intensive university with activities in the space sector focused on space systems engineering, novel robotics, and space environment simulation. Its Space Systems Research Group designs and develops space systems with emphasis on sustainability and technological advancements. Key areas include small satellites, mission analysis, spacecraft propulsion, and re-entry technologies, supported by facilities like hypersonic wind tunnels. The university collaborates with partners such as the UK Space Agency and contributes to the North West Space Cluster.
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Lubos Fedora holds a Master of Engineering in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Manchester.
Tim O’Brien is a professor of astrophysics and associate director of the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics at the University of Manchester.
The University of Manchester received £190,000 to develop alternative motion techniques to expand operating capabilities for extra-terrestrial robotics.
Researchers are testing materials for VLEO drag reduction in the University of Manchester’s Rarefied Orbital Aerodynamics Research facility and in orbit on SOAR.
University of Manchester researchers deployed the Satellite for Orbital Aerodynamics Research (SOAR) cubesat from the ISS in June as part of Discoverer-funded in-orbit testing of materials and aerodynamics.