Business & Industry
Future of Aerospace 2024
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Harnessing the power of perspective from space for dual-use applications
Space is unique in its capability, with applications that have far-reaching impacts across defence and other government organisations. Space provides a unique vantage point for observing and, in turn, better understanding the Earth, enabling applications that have a significant impact across defence, civil and commercial sectors. When we think about the digital landscape both now...
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Space research centre to launch innovation and economic growth in the North East
The North East Space Skills and Technology centre (NESST) will drive groundbreaking research, train the next generation of space scientists and support economic growth in the North East and beyond. Delivered in partnership with the UK Space Agency and Lockheed Martin UK Space, the £50 million centre brings together industry and academia to collaborate on...
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Find a space career that makes a universal impact
The evolving space industry is transforming life on Earth, with cutting-edge technologies and sustainable practices offering impactful careers addressing global environmental challenges. The space industry is rapidly evolving with innovations in satellite tech, exploration and commercial flight aiming to benefit Earth and beyond. Yet, misconceptions about career accessibility and environmental impact remain. As the space...
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Leading the UK space industry to generate growth and global opportunities
Find out how the official trade association champions the UK space sector, fostering growth, collaboration and global opportunities while advocating for policy and funding stability. For more than 30 years, UKspace has been at the forefront of the UK’s space industry, establishing itself as the leading voice for the sector. Today, with nearly 200 members...
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The UK space sector’s role in active space debris removal
The UK space sector is a hotbed of innovation, development and collaboration. One of the most pressing challenges facing the industry today is space debris, posing risks to current and future space missions. Active debris removal (ADR) has emerged as a critical technology in addressing the space debris issue, ensuring the sustainability of space activities....
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How the defence sector can adapt to meet new challenges — and deliver better value
The defence industry must evolve to become more agile and resilient if it’s to meet the operational needs of the next decade in an increasingly complex and turbulent world. Companies in the UK defence sector are operating in an increasingly complex, financially constrained, and uncertain geopolitical landscape. Macro and micro defence challenges When it comes...
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Government’s billion-pound aerospace investment and industrial strategy explained
The Government’s Industrial Strategy Green Paper acknowledges aerospace as crucial for long-term growth, but meaningful policy action is now needed to address sector challenges. Challenges across the supply chain, barriers in regulation and lack of investment in industrialising world-leading UK innovation have been holding aerospace back from reaching its potential in recent years. This stifles...
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Flying to new heights with today’s aviation designs and technologies
With aerospace, aviation and spaceflight at an inflexion point across multiple sectors and the speed of innovation accelerating, this is the most exciting time to be in the industry since the 1960s. In 1969, three historic events inspired a generation to join the global aeronautical industry — whether as engineers, pilots, air law or human...
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The power above us: why aerospace is a vital national asset
The UK has a proud and strong heritage in the aerospace domain. It is one of our most valuable commodities, which generates and sustains both national growth and a highly skilled workforce in cutting-edge technologies. We take much of it for granted today, with air travel commonplace and space-enabled services purring away in the background...