UK Space Agency to open four new bases across country

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The UK Space Agency will open four new bases across the country.

In an try to assist the area sector across the UK, it’s going to open a new headquarters in Oxfordshire in addition to regional workplaces in Scotland, Wales and the Midlands as it really works to assist the area sector across the UK.

The enlargement is designed to enable UKSA to work intently with the UK‘s space sector, and promote regional skills and job opportunities.

The new premises at the Space Cluster at the Harwell Science Campus is due to open in June, while offices at William Morgan House in Cardiff and Space Park Leicester will open in April.

The office at Queen Elizabeth House in Edinburgh will open later in the summer.

Andrew Griffith, minister for space at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, said: “Harwell’s Space Cluster is already a hub of collaboration, with greater than 100 thriving analysis organisations and 1,400 jobs, making it the perfect location for the UK Space Agency‘s new headquarters.

“At the same time, our space sector has grown considerably across all parts of the UK and new offices in Edinburgh, Cardiff and Leicester will serve the talented space researchers and innovators around the country while creating more jobs, growing our local economies and strengthening the UK‘s science superpower ambitions.”

Dr Paul Bate, UKSA chief executive, said: “This is a transformational moment for the UK Space Agency, responding directly to the feedback that the agency should be embedded in the sector.

“Our new headquarters, located at the UK‘s biggest space cluster in Harwell, will connect to regional offices in Edinburgh, Cardiff, and Leicester, helping us recruit space talent from across the nation and deliver the National Space Strategy.

“This will place the UK Space Agency at the heart of the space sector we serve, boosting growth, improving relationships with regional organisations and supporting a strong, diverse and connected sector.

“We have seen a significant rise in space organisations across the UK and it’s essential we nurture their expertise and experience, to guarantee we proceed this journey.”

The UK area sector is value greater than £17.5 billion per 12 months and employs over 45,000 folks, whereas satellites underpin £360 billion per 12 months of wider financial exercise.

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