During the Cold War, top secret testing was carried out above the iconic Needles.
The student team developed software allowing the satellite to pinpoint exactly where fires occur.
An investigation found that a fuel filter had dislodged from its normal position.
The spacecraft will give earlier warnings of conditions that produced the recent auroral lights.
AAC Clyde Space provided technology to the first probe landed on the moon by a private company.
The agency will open new headquarters as well as regional offices in England, Scotland and Wales.
Funding could let scientists in Aberdeen create technology to produce liquid water on the planet.
The government pledges millions to Airbus in Stevenage, URA Thrusters in Aylesbury and the Open University.
US company Axiom may need one experienced astronaut among four-strong crew, with Tim Peake tipped for role.