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Founded in 2015, In-Space Missions was acquired by BAE Systems in 2021 and together we design, manufacture, integrate and test the next generation of space missions and dual-use technologies from our sites and facilities in the UK.
Working with BAE Systems, we are a British Space prime delivering defence, security and civil Space capabilities and data services to UK and international customers.
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We take our responsibility to the planet seriously and we're dedicated to contributing to a more sustainable future both here on Earth and beyond. Our goal is to achieve a new and more sustainable use of space by developing reprogrammable space assets that can be upgraded for extended lifetimes and variable mission applications.
Working with our colleagues at BAE Systems, we can offer specialist technologies in waveforms, electronics, antennas, digital signal processing and analytics. Our technology supports our customers’ communications, intelligence, imaging and positioning needs in bold and innovative ways.
Alongside our parent company, BAE Systems, we have committed to achieving Net Zero (Scope 1 and 2) emissions by 2030 and are working towards a UK net zero value chain by 2050. We are listed as a business entity included in the PPN06/21 UK Carbon Reduction Plan, BAE Systems plc.
On 1st July 2024 a new integrated Space Leadership Team which brought together experienced senior leaders from In-Space Missions and BAE Systems Digital Intelligence was formed. The team is headed up by Director of Space, Doug Liddle, and has over 150 combined team-years of experience in military, institutional and commercial space activities covering Earth Observation, Sat Comms, Navigation, Space Science and Space Exploration.
Doug Liddle founds In-Space Missions Ltd, a New-Space start-up. He is joined shortly afterwards by business partner Tony Holt.
Faraday-1, 6U cubesat, launches on a Rocket Lab Electron rocket in July 2020, but the launch vehicle fails in its late ascent, losing all the satellites onboard. Faraday-1 had been carrying payloads from several customers.
Faraday Phoenix, 6U cubesat, launched on Spaceflight’s SXRS5 Transporter 2 mission from Cape Canaveral, USA in 2021. Faraday Phoenix carries payloads from 6 customers and is operated in orbit by In-Space Missions.
BAE Systems acquires In-Space Missions. The acquisition combines BAE Systems’ experience in highly secure satellite communications with In-Space Missions’ full lifecycle satellite capability, to make a compelling sovereign UK space offer.
Two Prometheus 2 cubesats, jointly designed by In-Space Missions and Airbus and Defence and Space, launch on the UK’s first ever orbital launch from Spaceport Cornwall however the mission did not achieve final orbit and all 9 payloads were lost. The Prometheus-2 cubesats were constructed at In-Space Missions for Dstl.
Establishment of BAE Systems & In-Space Missions integrated Space Leadership Team and business unit led by Doug Liddle. The team brings together experienced senior leaders from across BAE Systems Digital Intelligence and In-Space Missions to advance our space strategy and deliver innovation in space for advantage on Earth.
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