James Barrington Brown
About
James Barrington Brown is from City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. James works in the following industries: "Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing". James is currently Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) at NewCraft Aerospace, located in Western Cape, South Africa. James also works as Founder and Chairman (Global) at NewSpace Systems, a job James has held since Jul 2024. In James's previous role as a Chief Technology Officer at Mura Space, James worked in Somerset West until Feb 2026. Prior to joining Mura Space, James was a Chief Executive Officer at NewSpace Systems and held the position of Chief Executive Officer at Cape Town Area, South Africa. Prior to that, James was a Business Development Director at SSBV Space & Ground Systems, based in Portsmouth, United Kingdom from Jun 2011 to Mar 2014. James started working as Chairman at ASTOS in Sep 2001. From Sep 2006 to Jun 2011, James was CEO at Satellite Services Ltd.. Prior to that, James was a Evaluator at European Commission from Jan 2008 to Jan 2010. James started working as Managing Director at Nohmia Ltd. in Apr 2002.
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James Barrington Brown's current jobs
Co-Founder of an Aerospace OEM based in the high quality, low cost manufacturing environment that is Western Cape in South Africa. Initially manufacturing other people's spacecraft, the model will be expanded to launch vehicles, UAVs, defence systems and other complex electro-mechanical aerospace systems.
James Barrington Brown's past jobs
NewSpace Systems is developing and manufacturing spacecraft components and sub-systems from their ISO-7 cleanroom facilities in Somerset West in the Western Cape. NewSpace currently focusses on high reliability attitude control sensors and actuators for operational missions and constellations. Assembly is undertaken by ESA certified technicians following ECSS manufacturing standards. The NewSpace business management processes are ISO9001:2015 accredited. NewSpace has offices at the Harwell Space Park in the United Kingdom, Denver USA and New Zealand, and resellers around the World.
After Satellite Services BV aquired the RF Test Group of ComDev, Satellite Services Ltd co-located with them at a newly refurbished facility in Portsmouth. The whole Satellite Services Group was rebranded under the SSBV name and the UK part became SSBV Space & Ground Systems Ltd. The larger company added RF test capability and products to the space sub-system capability.
ASTOS was the Trade Association representing small organisations in the UK spaces sector. It has now merged with the larger UKspace Trade Association and operates as one of the Sub-committees of UKspace under the name of 'The SME Forum'. I have stepped down as Chairman due to my new role in South Africa.
Manufacturing small satellite sub-systems
Assisting companies raise money through applying for grants, writing proposals and other marketing and sales activities