Space South Central Facilities

The Space South Central region offers many different facilities to support technology development in the space sector.

  • Spur Electron, based in Havant, is an ISO 9001:2008 registered and approved company, with all operations controlled by a robust Quality Management System. It provides a comprehensive range of expertise covering all facets of component engineering, materials sciences and manufacturing capability for space electronics. Space assembly work is conducted in an ISO Class 7 (Class 10,000) clean room by ESA-certified technicians and inspectors. Facilities included at this site are:

    - Analytical Laboratory

    - EEE Component testing.

    - PCB Assembly.

    - Solder verific

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  • Fluid Gravity Engineering (FGE) is a scientific consultancy specialising in computational physics. Their work mainly employs continuum mechanics in fields such as: fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, shock physics, reactive multiphase flow, constitutive material response, and electromagnetics. They have strong backgrounds in Physics, Mathematics, Computing and Engineering. We are unique in our theoretical and computational capabilities in problem solving for regimes that exceed the limitations of "off the shelf" computational software due to high speeds and energy densities. Fluid Gravity Engineering has a suite of in-house simulation software specialising in the niche areas of planetary entry, aerodynamics, aerothermodynamics, electromagnetics and high-speed impact.

    Find out more here.

  • The Portsmouth site of Airbus Defence and Space offers a complete suite of Dynamic, Thermal, and Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) test facilities. The extensive range of facilities provides customers with a ‘one stop’ test house capable of handling products from mobile phones to spacecraft payloads. Airbus DS services cover a variety of environmental simulation tests (including thermal vacuum, vibration, and shock), as well as EMC tests.

    Find out more here.

  • Attitude Determination and Control System Test Facilty.

    Various air-bearing simulators and demonstrator platforms.

    Find out more here.


Spur Electron

Spur Electron, based in Havant, is an ISO 9001:2008 registered and approved company, with all operations controlled by a robust Quality Management System. It provides a comprehensive range of expertise covering all facets of component engineering, materials sciences and manufacturing capability for space electronics. Space assembly work is conducted in an ISO Class 7 (Class 10,000) clean room by ESA-certified technicians and inspectors. Facilities included at this site are:

- Analytical Laboratory

- EEE Component testing.

- PCB Assembly.

- Solder verific

Find out more.

Airbus Defence and Space

The Portsmouth site of Airbus Defence and Space offers a complete suite of Dynamic, Thermal, and Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) test facilities. The extensive range of facilities provides customers with a ‘one stop’ test house capable of handling products from mobile phones to spacecraft payloads. Airbus DS services cover a variety of environmental simulation tests (including thermal vacuum, vibration, and shock), as well as EMC tests.

Find out more here.

Fluid Gravity Engineering Limited

Fluid Gravity Engineering (FGE) is a scientific consultancy specialising in computational physics. Their work mainly employs continuum mechanics in fields such as: fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, shock physics, reactive multiphase flow, constitutive material response, and electromagnetics. They have strong backgrounds in Physics, Mathematics, Computing and Engineering. We are unique in our theoretical and computational capabilities in problem solving for regimes that exceed the limitations of "off the shelf" computational software due to high speeds and energy densities.

Fluid Gravity Engineering has a suite of in-house simulation software specializing in the niche areas of planetary entry, aerodynamics, aerothermodynamics, electromagnetics and high speed impact.

Find out more here.

University of Surrey

Attitude Determination and Control System Test Facilty.

Various air-bearing simulators and demonstrator platforms.

Find out more here.

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