Good (1964–1967), and Donald Michie who had worked together at Bletchley Park during the Second World War.

About the same time, work started on replacing the ageing SC4020 with a modern III FR80 microfilm recorder[3] which expanded the range of output media to include microfiche and was able to generate colour as well as black and white output.

[5] Most famously, the laboratory's facilities were used to produce the raster wireframe model rendering shown on the navigation monitors in the landing sequence of the 1979 Ridley Scott film Alien which won the 1979 Academy Award for Best Visual Effects.

ESA BIC Harwell supports small and medium businesses that use space technology for everyday applications to develop their products and expand their companies.

[8] The building is also home to The Science and Technology Facilities Council's (STFC) Innovations Technology Access Centre (I-TAC) and RAL space robotics division where the team is developing autonomous robotic platforms that can be used both for space and terrestrial applications.