February 2020
Opportunity knocks for UK space industry
...will be essential to have a co-ordinated approach to space across all of our militaryISS One of the most important things UKspace can do is aid the government in understanding what we can do to help the space industry blossom regarding the regulation...
06 March 2020
Space set to generate 15,000 high-level new green jobs
... market, with the Innovation Fund providing specific focus on funding R&D to unlock new opportunities. Will Whitehorn, President of UKspace, said: “Space has never been as important in tackling climate change and generating growth across the regions...
July 2019
Lessons from our first race to the Moon
..., CGI (formerly Logica) and now as a consultant. He was Chairman of the trade association of the UK’s space industry, UKspace, in 1995-97, and received the Sir Arthur Clarke Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016. He is a Chartered Engineer, a Fellow...
September 2023
Getting a grip on space sustainability and space debris
... policy, to ensure that everyone has a say. With regard to industry, I work on a regular basis through groups such as UKspace, the official trade association of the UK space industry, to ensure that the investments made in technology are aligned...
19 March 2021
World's first commercial space debris removal demo set for launch
... and under-managed, to the detriment of everyone,” said John Auburn, Astroscale's UK managing director and Co-Chair of the UKspace In-orbit services and manufacturing (IOSM) working group. Space junk is a big problem. Since the first satellite...
24 June 2022
UK to lead review of space legislation and financial support for debris removal
... across the lifecycle of space activities. Astroscale, as Co-Chair of the In-Orbit Servicing and Manufacturing Working Group at UKspace, stated it would be “proud” to support the review and industry consultation in the coming months. The partnership...
