Space Partnership

Are you a potential customer or supplier in the ISAM field? Complete this survey (by tomorrow) to support the UK Space Agency in identifying strategic opportunities for funding, policy, and infrastructure for ISAM in the UK and beyond 👇

Are you attending the Reinventing Space Conference tomorrow? Would you like to learn about how the Space Partnership is bringing industry, academia and government together to agree shared priorities and identify collective action to deliver the ambition in the National Space Strategy?   Don't miss Joanna Hart's Keynote talk tomorrow at 09:10 on "Industry, Academia and Government Working Together Through The Space Partnership" and email us if you would like to setup a meeting (info@spacepartnership.org.uk).

Thank you to RAL Space for kindly hosting the October Space Partnership Board meeting and showing us around their facilities working at the cutting edge of space technology. The Board discussed how, now that we have a full set of Capability Roadmaps, it is important that they can evolve as decisions are made and time progresses (do get in touch if you would like to see the roadmaps). We also continued to discuss priorities for the UK’s long-term relationship with ESA ahead of CMin25 as well as the recently published Industrial Strategy green paper. The Space Partnership is working to draw your knowledge and expertise from across the sector to inform various discussions at the Board that help to agree shared priorities and collective action for achieving the ambition in the National Space Strategy. We are keen to hear from as many people as possible so do reach out if you have any thoughts to share.

Are you a recent graduate or apprentice looking to gain experience in the space sector? Join the Space Partnership as an Events Coordinator to grow your skills and network! As part of a small team you will coordinate events that gather knowledge and expertise from across the UK space sector to produce insights and information for the Space Partnership Board. This is a full-time, fixed-term contract to 31 March 2025, which may be extended if future funding for the Space Partnership is secured. Apply before 16 October! 👉 https://lnkd.in/e_j2PHMz

Are you looking for an opportunity to grow your skills in an exciting role working across the UK space sector? The Space Partnership is hiring for an Events Coordinator in Harwell!   You will work closely with the Space Partnership Director to coordinate events that bring representatives from across the UK space sector together to inform Space Partnership projects. This is a full-time, fixed-term contract to 31 March 2025, which may be extended if future funding for the Space Partnership is secured.     The Space Partnership brings industry, academia and government together to agree shared priorities and identify collective action to deliver the ambition in the National Space Strategy. You will be part of a small team that gathers knowledge and expertise from across the UK space sector to produce insights and information for the Space Partnership Board.   The deadline for applications is 16 October   Read more and apply: https://lnkd.in/e_j2PHMz

Would you like to hear about what the Space Partnership has been working on in the last few months? Join our next quarterly Engagement Forum on Thursday 10 October (13:00-14:00) where we will update you on all our activities and have plenty of time for discussion. We would particularly like to hear your thoughts on how we can use the full suite of capability roadmaps, as well as your views on the UK’s small sat supply chain. Register here: https://lnkd.in/eb_BCbbJ

We look forward to welcoming Doug Liddle to the Space Partnership Board in his new role as Chair of UKspace

Looking forward to Day 2 at Defence Space. My reflections on yesterday’s sessions: - Clear call to action from Armed Forces Minister, Luke Pollard: don’t just talk about what needs to be done, figure out how collectively we can deliver it in practice. - UK government discussed how they are actively working together, acknowledging different objectives and agreeing how they can speak with one voice. [My day-to-day experience in the Space Partnership (DSIT, DBT, MOD, UKSA sit on the Board) is that there is a lot of willingness and effort going into this, but that it takes time to work through differing objectives to agree the best way forward for government as a whole, not just an individual department.] - Industry (perhaps unsurprisingly) focussed on the challenges the sector faces, although noted the strong desire to collaborate to address them. Air Marshal (Ret’d) Sir Stuart Atha made it clear that industry is an essential part of delivering effective defence. The panel explained that to achieve this there needs to be a way that government, industry and academia can have open discussions and build trust. [This is exactly what the Space Partnership is all about, although it is clear that I need to do more to build up the level of trust and support beyond the Space Partnership Board.] - The defence panels and keynotes demonstrated that space is now better understood across defence, leading to clearer requirements being articulated across the different domains. The funding (not to mention procurement) challenges were acknowledged and with the Strategic Defence Review and Spending Review to come, there was clearly no answer on the balance of Own-Access-Collaborate let alone the type and level of future contracts. I hope today picks up these themes and starts to clarify the ‘how’ we are going to work together when we leave the conference to address the challenges and open up the significant opportunities that lie ahead for the space sector. I believe the Space Partnership can help move the ‘how’ conversation forward and would love to hear your thoughts, so do catch me today. PS Thanks to US Space Force for the great ‘day in the life of a satellite operator’, it reminded us that people need to be at the heart of everything we do.

Do get in touch if you have thoughts on the satellite manufacturing supply chain in the UK

The Space Partnership is commissioning two pieces of work to: - Research the relevant factors when considering the structure of the UK space sector - Run decision conferencing for the Capability Roadmaps If you are interested in bidding for this work, please contact us for more information: info@spacepartnership.org.uk