Welcome to the latest edition of the Serco Space Newsletter
Today, Serco has over 1600 employees working on scientific, civil and defence space programmes, operating in several European Countries, the UK, the US, Canada and Australia. Amongst others, we work for the European Space Agency, CNES, ASI, DLR, EUMETSAT, the UK Ministry of Defence, NASA, and we have been doing it for rather a long time.
Space is a key sector for Serco globally, and we are proud to see our business rapidly growing in all regions we operate in. This newsletter brings you our latest developments in areas of our space activity and we hope that you will find it interesting and informative. Enjoy reading it and happy festive season to all our readers.
The latest space news:
Serco continues to support the IRIDE space programme with new framework contract Cyber Italy Phase-2
Following the completion of the initial 12-month demonstration phase, Serco will continue to develop and operationalise the IRIDE Cyber Italy framework. The main objective of the Cyber Italy framework is to deploy a platform that provides Digital Twins developers with data and models complemented by evidence-based policy and decision-making tools, custom applications, and ICT services, all based on an open, flexible, scalable, and evolvable secure cloud-based architecture.
Why Satellite Earth Observation Data is critical to the success of the Dubai Mangroves Project
The Dubai Mangroves project marks a significant advancement in climate action by transforming urban landscapes through ecological conservation. With 50% of essential climate variables only being measurable from space, satellite solutions are vital for governments to safeguard mangrove ecosystems.
Our Urban Twin Solution provides a 360-degree environmental overview, enhancing the strategic selection and monitoring of mangrove restoration sites with advanced earth observation data.
Reporting on Serco Middle East's Graduate Space Programme
Saudi Ambassador to Germany Hosts First Saudi Space Graduate and Key Serco Executives
Serco Space Graduate Sarah Alhabbas was invited by His Royal Highness Prince Abdullah bin Khalid bin Sultan Al Saud, the Saudi Ambassador to Germany, in recognition of her achievements in Serco's Space Graduate Programme. This recognition reflects the type of support that Saudi leadership offers to its young talents and highlights Serco's willingness to contribute in reaching the Kingdom's goals in line with the Vision 2030.
In addition to this great recognition, Sarah AlHabbas, has been busy working on completing her space graduate programme, and let us have an insight of her progress so far along her journey. Read her exciting stories in her blog latest blog posts: part one and part two.
#SercoInSpace Featured in Italian online magazine
We're excited to share that Guido Vingione, our Director of Space Business Development in Europe, has been featured in the latest edition of the Tecnologia & Innovazione (Technology & Innovation) online Italian magazine.
Read our expert insight on how to maximise the potential of space entrepreneurship with the integration of Artificial Intelligence in data centers and satellite data processing, and how it's been accelerating the growth of the Earth Observation sector.
ECLIPSE Software Suite new clients
We are happy to welcome two new clients on board as our new ECLIPSE users in 2024. The ECLIPSE Software Suite is Serco’s digital solution, helping space project and mission teams achieve higher efficiency. The single end-to-end solution brings value to every member of a project team by enhancing and integrating Project Management, Project Assurance, Quality Assurance and Configuration Management activities.
Sitael, based in Italy, will use the ECLIPSE Suite on customer- led project in conjunction with the Italian Space Agency (ASI) and the European Space Agency (ESA).
PLD Space Alicante, based in Spain, will use the software suite to support their work in designing and manufacturing reusable rockets.
Space Career Pathway: plan your next career move with our Space Framework
We are proud to have our ‘Space Career Paths Framework’ in Europe and the UK, which includes materials that will help our space colleagues navigate all existing space career opportunities and possible next steps within Serco. With more than 50 customers’ space missions supported for our customers, we are committed to continue to make a positive impact in the European space sector.
Serco proudly sponsors the Sunshine in Nosy Komba Festival
This year’s fundraising event took place on 7-8 June at the European Space Agency-ESTEC in Noordwijk, the Netherlands, which was a family friendly event with many activities for everyone to enjoy.
This great initiative aims at raising funds to continue supporting the running expenses of a school in Madagascar for the next year. Our contribution this year allowed the foundation of School Banana, in Nosy Komba for the whole of next year. If you would like to learn more about it, have a look at their website.
#SercoInSpace teams attend IGARSS 2024
Serco’s European space teams attended at the 2024 EEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS 2024), held in Athens, Greece, on 7-12 July 2024. Our team had the opportunity to speak at the 'Copernicus and DestinE Platform Ecosystem Opportunities' community-contributed session, chaired by the European Space Agency (ESA).
Destination Earth is a flagship initiative of the European Commission aiming to develop a highly accurate digital model of the Earth (a digital twin of the Earth) to model, monitor, and simulate natural phenomena, hazards, and related human activities. Serco has been leading the consortium responsible for the development of DestinE and has contributed to several areas, ranging from development, system integration, and data management, to technical support and the implementation of advanced technologies.
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