Slides from Space.EU conference, Feb 2012. Presented by Catherine Mealing-Jones, director, UK Space Agency.

1. UK – National Programme Update
Space EU
Catherine Mealing-Jones
February 2012 Director, UK Space Agency

2. UK Key Messages
1. The UK Space Scene has changed –
architecture and attitude
2. Strategic focus on capturing growth
opportunities and potential underpins the
overall strategy
3. UK Space Agency will drive that strategy and
harness ambition for the sector
Aim to set the picture for the opportunities
available and how to engage with them.

3. An evolving UK space sector
 Formation of UK Space Agency 2011
 Industry-led strategy to grow the sector over 20
years (‘Space IGS’)
 Goal to win 10% of £400B global market by 2030
 Establishment of an ESA presence in the UK
 Creation of the International Space Innovation
Centre at Harwell: May 2011
 Satellite Applications Catapult Centre:
Announced January open Autumn 2012
 Civil Space Strategy & HMG Growth Reviews
2012 – Proposed revised refocused strategy...

4. UK Strategy
'To lead and sustain the growth of the UK space sector'

6. Policy and Programme Priorities
• Telecoms and
navigation
• National
• New applications
space policy
for Government
• European and business
space policy
• Exploit investment
• Global in Galileo
partnerships
• Technology
• Education,
Skills &
Outreach
• ESA exploration & science
missions • Commercial exploitation
• robotic exploration for and deliver policy from EO
science , technology and data & analysis
inspiration • Exploit Global Monitoring
• UK in a global framework for Environment and
Security (GMES)

7. Growth: the key to the UK Space sector
8,000
Upstream Downstream 7,043
7,000
Real Space Turnover (£m, 2008/09 prices)
6,581
5,962
6,000
5,307
4,839
5,000 4,541
4,374
4,110
3,790
4,000
3,464
2,924
3,000
2,000
877 995 930 950
840
1,000 565 548 620 603
785 803
0
1999/00 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10e
9% growth per annum for a decade
Source: The Size and Health of the UK Space Industry’ (November 2010), Oxford Economics

8. UK Strengths
Both upstream and downstream
• Telecoms, broadcast and navigation,
• World-class science and research
• Small and larger satellite manufacturing
• Earth observation
• Finance and insurance
• Software design and systems integration
..... And much more

9. New and growing areas
• Growth of international telecommunications and navigation
services and applications;
• Provision of information systems to support carbon trading and
climate change initiatives
• Systems for space surveillance to alert us to natural and man-
made hazards which threaten critical space infrastructure;
• Innovative launch systems;
• Services to support space exploration; and space tourism
• Data processing and analysis.
• Instrumentation
• Materials
• Energy, fuels and propulsion
...Again there are many more – the key is to reach
into new areas and take from a broader base

10. A unique UK success story
• The UK-led Disaster Monitoring Constellation has seven
satellites in orbit
• UK Space Agency funded the first UK DMC satellite
• Two more under construction by Surrey Satellite
Technology Ltd.

11. Harwell Science & Innovation
Campus
• Created in 2006 to build on the
outstanding existing science and
technology facilities
• Researchers at Harwell are working in
fields as diverse as fusion energy, climate
change and medical science.
• Facilities already available include X-ray
and neutron radiation sources and a Peta-
Watt class laser
• Existing Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Space Science and Technology
Department

15. Technology Strategy Board and the
Satellite Applications Catapult
•Key UK Space Agency partner and final piece in growth
Jigsaw
•Partnership on telecoms and navigation and on National
Space Technology Strategy
•Brings access to the broader base
•Provides technology demonstration opportunities
•Innovation and accelerated R & D into business use

17. UK Key Messages
1. The UK Space Scene has changed –
architecture and attitude
2. Strategic focus on capturing growth
opportunities and potential underpins the
overall strategy
3. UK Space Agency will drive that strategy and
harness ambition for the sector
Aim to set the picture for the opportunities
available and how to engage with them.

18. UK Space Agency
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