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Today the UK Government has published the Space Industrial Plan, a joint civil-defence plan that sets out to modernise the relationship between government and the commercial space sector, establishing clear visions, missions, and actions to unlock growth and develop resilient space capabilities. The Plan sets out five specific capability goals to direct resources and efforts to these areas of strategic importance and expected industry focus: 📡 Space Domain Awareness (SDA) 🛰️ In-orbit servicing, assembly & manufacturing 📲 space data for earth applications 🧭 Position, Navigation and Timing (PNT) 📞 satellite communication technology This plan will focus on where we want to achieve UK leadership in specific capabilities and indicate where government expects a focus of resources across the space industry, and how we intend to change the way we work with the space industry to achieve a shared vision. Read the Plan here - https://lnkd.in/ef65GZDG #nationalspacestrategy #defencespacestrategy #spacetech #spaceskills #spaceeconomy #industrialstrategy #spacecapabilities #pnt #telecomms #militarycomms #sda #spacedomainawareness #spaceapplications UKspace Satellite Applications Catapult ADS Group Ltd

📣 EXPERTS ON DUAL USE TECH NEEDED! The Government has identified Dual Use as a priority for the UK Space Agency and has committed to a cross-departmental approach on Dual Use technology, most recently in the Space Industrial Plan. We are scoping the Unlocking Space for Dual Use project to support this priority, and so we are making a Request for Information (RFI) to inform the project development. From telecoms to Earth Observations, investing in space technologies can benefit both the UK economy and national defence, and therefore UK resilience. Help shape the Agency's thinking below: 👉 https://lnkd.in/ew7BV6Ae ADS Group Ltd UKspace techUK Juliana Suess Gabriel Elefteriu FRAeS Bleddyn Bowen Council on Geostrategy The Air and Space Power Association (ASPA) Freeman Air and Space Institute Craig Brown Diana Luncă Lewis D'Ambra Patrick Rennie Dan Hooper Lucy Howard-Hudgell #DualUse #SpaceTech #SDA #NationalSpaceStrategy #DefenceSpaceStrategy #IntegratedReview #NationalSecurity

📢Today we open the two first Calls for applications in the frame of #ESATechnologyBrokerSpain program. #SparkFunding Up to 1.35M€ direct funding to 10 projects, fostering economic operators in defining new Spin-in and Spin-off solutions. 📅 First Cut-off Date 14/10/2024 🚀 Conditions and Application form at https://lnkd.in/d9KzB6EG #IPforCommercialization Get up to 10 k€ funding or legal advice by an Intellectual Protection specialist towards protection of your IP. 📅 Permanent Open Call, first evaluation of proposals in September 2024 🚀 Conditions and Application form at https://lnkd.in/dk2_8NWy ESA Commercialisation Gateway European Space Agency - ESA AGENCIA ESPACIAL ESPAÑOLA #ESATechnologyBroker #SpaceTech #InnovationInSpace

⭐Africa’s Space Industry Valued at USD 22.64 Billion⭐ Space in Africa has unveiled its 2024 African Space Annual Industry Report, revealing a market valued at USD 22.64 billion, poised for significant growth by 2026. Key drivers include satellite manufacturing and infrastructure development, supported by a USD 465.34 million allocation from African governments and the African Union Commission for space activities in 2024. With over 500 companies now in the space value chain and emerging NewSpace Systems ventures attracting investment, the continent is ready for a transformative era. ➡️Learn more: https://lnkd.in/edyKrTyQ #SpaceNews #Africa #NewSpace #SpaceIndustry #AfricanSpace #SpaceinAfrica #AfricanUnion #TheAfricaWeWant #Agenda2063

Role of private sector in Iran’s thriving space industry

Agree this is an important positive step for the sector … and also needs to be considered in the context of proposed changes to ITAR in an AUKUS context.

Such a shame to see this. However, it looks like we've identified the issue(s).... What are we going to do about it? Australia must develop its own sovereign space capabilities, relying on the encouragement of Our local space experts to continue developing Space based assets independently. There are of course other ways, but We have to start somewhere. #australia #spaceindustry #manufacturing #growthmindset #innovation #futurecareers #independence #letsworktogether

Sovereign capability. Sovereign industry. Sovereign manufacturing. Sovereign space industry. Sovereign rights. Sovereign control. We keep hearing these terms, but for Australia, the ‘sovereign’ aspect continues to have little meaning, especially when it comes to trade deals with the US, which really are all about the US, and not much (if anything) about us. And alas, though completely not unsurprisingly, this has become apparent in the latest deal with the US over access to Australian space ports, with Australian company Gilmour Space making it very clear that we would get very little, if anything, out of the recently signed Technology Safeguards Agreement (TSA), thereby calling into question whether any projects with the US would be worthwhile. So the TSA, which seemed to promise a lot, appears to be just more spin. And as a longtime technology developer and sovereign industry capability supporter, that’s not just disappointing. It feels more like yet another disastrous letdown, even betrayal, by our own government. #sovereignty #sovereigncapability #spaceindustry

The UK Space Industrial Plan, published yesterday, highlights the importance of space in civil resilience. Targeting space domain awareness as an area for industry collaboration to 2030, the plan includes "robust threat and hazard mitigation" to tackle growing problems of space debris and the contested space domain. It also commits to developing a new approach to benefiting from UK membership in the European Space Agency - ESA. Dr Billy Bryan, who is leading RAND Europe's evaluation of UK investments in the ESA, said, "This plan represents a commitment that the industrial space sector has been waiting for: a long-term plan for investment against specific space capabilities. "The funding programmes and incentives following this plan will need to focus not only on what the UK is already good at (e.g. satellite communications), but also to push UK industry into developing their leadership in areas such as space domain awareness. "There also needs to be a longer-term plan for how the UK invests in the European Space Agency out to 2030 and beyond. This will give the UK space industry confidence that they can continue to be a part of the world's biggest space missions, and in-turn invest in UK-based operations alongside Government." Read more: https://lnkd.in/e_-VCXDG #SpacePolicy #SpaceNews #UKSpace #UKSpaceSector #SpaceSector #UKSpaceIndustrialPlan

As #space becomes even more integral to national security, scientific research & commercial ventures, leading space systems integration remains a cornerstone of successful #satellite and #spacerobotic missions. Check out this article to find out why. #Tech #Innovation