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http://www.bis.gov.uk/ukspaceagency
Making the UK the Place for Space
Robert Waters
Head of Industrial Strategy
June 2014
The UK and Space
Over 50 years involvement in space– As a provider of systems to the world– As a user of data services at home
The UK Space Agency leads our civil space programme– Policy advice to Ministers– Regulation– Investment (>£300 p.a.)– 60 staff
Our goals are achieved via national, European and international partnerships
To meet national needs, the UK Space Agency is responsible for ensuring that the UK retains and grows a strategic capability in space-based systems, technologies, science and applications
An Executive Agency of the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills
Operational in April 2011
60 staff:policy,
technical, programmes, administration
HQ in Swindon, Wiltshire
Offices in London and
Harwell, Oxford
Provide Government with space
policy advice
Regulate and licence
UK civil space
activities
Invest in the UK’s space industrial
and research
base
Represent the UK’s
interests in Europe and
overseas
Transfer space
technology and services into the UK economy
Increase use of space in government
Oversee and exploit
investment in EU space programmes
Present the UK’s space programme to the public
2013/14 Budget: ~£320M
~£60M National+ bilateral
Programme + admin
technology, instruments, national and
bilateral projects
~£260M ESA
Programme
industrial, scientific and application-
driven space projects
Space Agency structures
• Policy• European • Regulation• Security• International• Communications
• Programmes• Exploration• Space science• Major project delivery
• Growth• Applications• Earth Observation• Education & Skills• Industrial strategy• Space ‘Gateway’• Space for Smarter Government• Technology strategy
• Operations & resources• Finance• Operations• Change Programme• HR
Chief Executive: David Parker
Structure & Economics
The Global Space Market
Global Space Market (US$bn)
Commercial infrastructure &
support, $106, 37%
US Government, $47, 16%
Other Government, $26, 9%
Commercial products & services,
$111, 38%
Commercial space transportation,
$0.01, 0%
Source: The Space report 2012
The Space Foundation
Growth in Global Space Market
$0$50
$100$150$200$250$300$350
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011Year
US
$ b
n
12.2%
8.4%3.8%4.8%
Total market value US $ 290 B
UK space industry benefit
£9.2 billion turnover£3.4 billion contribution to GDP30,000 direct jobs~ 8% real growth per annum since 2000
Space Policy
2009 2010 2011 20122013 2014
Ukspace/OEF ‘Case for Space’ Space Innovation &
Growth Strategy
UK Space Agency formed
Government response to IGS & Space Leadership
Council created
ECSAT Opens
UK Civil Space Strategy
2012-2016
SIGS Space Growth
Action Plan
Government response to Space GAP
National Space
Security Plan
Satellite Applications Catapult established
Government Growth Review
ESA C-min 2012
Civil Space Strategy – six themes
Goal:£40B sector by 2030
Space Innovation and Growth Strategy 2014-2030: Space Growth Action Plan
• re-affirm industry and government’s 2010 growth ambition for sector
• grow UK market share in expanding global space economy – 10% of expected £400 billion world space economy by 2030– 100,000 new UK jobs– interim target of 8% by 2020 (£19bn in real terms)
• focus on markets, services and space-enabled applications (cultural change)
• satellite & ground infrastructure remains crucial
• 5 new recommendations and 37 new actions
Space GAP Recommendations
1. grow space-enabled markets by £30bn by 20302. make UK the best place to grow Space business
• regulatory environment to promote growth• operational space port by 2018
3. increase the UK’s returns from Europe• Europe vastly different for space by 2020
4. grow exports from £2bn to £25bn p.a. by 2030• more strategic approach• improving access to finance & new mechanisms
5. stimulate a vibrant regional SME sector
Future is also more users of space, new applications, more competition!
IGS 2014-2030 Key Markets
What are we doing now?
1. Looking towards 2030: the Growth Action Plan of the space innovation and growth strategy
– A industry-government partnership providing a roadmap of actions
2. Key space policy issues– Cross-government National Space Security Policy
published 30 April– Reforming licensing regime for operators – Developing new regulation to support growth
3. Delivering on investments – Industrial R&D for commercial space sector– Major scientific programmes
4. Implementing NSSP
Everything we do is delivered through partnerships
National, European, Global
Partnerships have created…
The leading global mobile satcom operator
The world’s first public-private partnership for secure military communications
The world’s most advanced satellite telecommunication technology
World-leading business in software, satellite control and ground segment technology
Outstanding achievements in space-based science
Excellence in Earth science for climate and environment monitoring and its use in business
The world’s leading small satellite company
A strong UK role in Galileo, Europe’s global navigation system
Launch of UKube-1: July 2014• First UK national cubesat
• Fully functional 3-axis stabilised spacecraft weighing 3kg
• Built by SME Clydespace plus various universities and industries
• Success will underpin export opportunities
Partnership with business: NovaSAR
S-band (3.1-3.3GHz) Synthetic Aperture Radar
Low cost, lightweight small satellite design
Co-funded investment by UK Space Agency and industry to demonstrate NovaSAR in-orbit
Example applications
maritime security
flood mapping
forestry monitoring
First launch in FY 2015/16
Partnership in Innovation
Reaction Engines Ltd ‘SABRE’ air-breathing rocket engine
Could lead to ‘Skylon’ reusable satellite launch vehicle
PV investors, UK Space Agency and ESA
UK Space Sector Map
European Centre for Space Applications and Telecommunications
• Will lead ESA work on satcom technology and applications
• ESA climate office: space data to understand climate change
• A business incubator creating new space businesses
• Will grow to 100 staff by end of 2015
• Mission to drive growth through the exploitation of satellite data;
• link existing space organisations with new market sectors
• Government supported, private sector ethos
• A collaborative environment for industry, academics and government organisations
We are using space to inform, educate and inspire
We provide coherence and leadership
We are promoting growth
In Summary
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