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The UK space industry
employs the most highly skilled workforce in UK manufacturing and supports 70,000 jobs in the UK alone .
Welcome to the UKspace website
UKspace is the trade association for Britain’s space industry. The UK’s space sector supports 70,000 jobs, employs the most highly skilled workforce in UK manufacturing, and is one of the highest value adding and fastest growing sectors in the UK. The role and mission of UKspace is to:
- Grow the UK’s share of the global space market, by promoting the best commercial, political and public environment for the UK space industry
- Promote greater awareness in Government, the media, the public and other key stakeholders of the wide-ranging benefits from one of the UK’s most innovative, high skilled, value-adding sectors
- Provide the focal point for any organization commercially involved in space systems and related services in the UK
- Provide the primary forum for industry to dialogue with Government and with other national and international stakeholders.
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