Space success broadens Irish firms' horizons

Drive is on to get more Irish businesses ready for European Space Agency contracts

European Space Agency contract win boosted SkyTek. Pic: Getty
KOUROU, FRENCH GUIANA - NOVEMBER 17: In this handout provided by the European Space Agency (ESA), Ariane Flight VA233 carrying four European Galileo navigation satellites launches November 15, 2016 in Kourou, French Guiana. The satellites will be part of the European Union's civil global satellite navigation system, providing reliable precision positioning. (Photo by Stephane Corvaja/ESA via Getty Images)

Irish firms are takingsome giant leaps in the space sector with businesses across the island sending their ...