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EMAPS Workshop – Portsmouth 17-2-10

EMAPS Workshop – Portsmouth 17-2-10. Dr Nick Cox. An Overview of Space in the UK. Where we are Today BNSC Space IGT Current Developments Agency Harwell. Space: a vibrant and high-growth sector. UK Space Industry is a hidden success story: Achieved revenues of £5.9 billion in 2007

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EMAPS Workshop – Portsmouth 17-2-10

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  1. EMAPS Workshop – Portsmouth 17-2-10 Dr Nick Cox

  2. An Overview of Space in the UK • Where we are Today • BNSC • Space IGT • Current Developments • Agency • Harwell

  3. Space: a vibrant and high-growth sector • UK Space Industry is a hidden success story: • Achieved revenues of £5.9 billion in 2007 • Contributed £5.6 billion to UK GDP in 2007 • Provides 19,100 direct jobs • Supports 68,000 other UK jobs UK has a very strong and world-class capability across the Space sector: • Advanced manufacturing capabilities at Astrium and Surrey Satellites • World-leading satellite operators in Inmarsat, Paradigm and Avanti • One of the world’s largest satellite broadcasters – BSkyB • World-class science • Great resources in teaching and skills • Satellite business finance and insurance

  4. Some UK Successes • INMARSAT 4: $770 M contract won by Astrium. Exploits the world’s most powerful digital on-board processor developed under an ESA programme • PARADIGM: £2.5 B contract won against strong competition from US for SKYNET 5. Key differentiator was digital processor and active antenna technology which was developed with BNSC support • INFOTERRA, NPA: Earth observation service companies • AVANTI: pioneering regional broadband ‘access for all’. • SSTL: low cost satellites exported around the world

  5. Galileo and Telecommunications Innovative services for Government and business • Some of the UK’s Priorities • European Space Policy • Global partnerships Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) Data from space to understand Climate Change, protect our environment and quality of life ESA’s Cosmic Vision The Global Exploration Strategy science, technology and inspiration UK role in a global framework UK in Space

  6. An Overview of Space in the UK • Where we are Today • BNSC • Space IGT • Current Developments • Agency • Harwell

  7. BNSC • Set up in 1985 - Purpose: • co-ordinate space activity in the UK • develop UK space policy • support the UK space industry • represent the UK international space programmes • Reports to Minister for Science and Innovation • Dept. for Business Innovation and Skills provides policy lead • HQ in Swindon alongside Research Councils and the TSB

  8. The Partnership • BNSC is owned and run by its partners • Department for Business, Innovation and Skills • Department for Children, Schools and Families, • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, • Department for Transport, • Foreign and Commonwealth Office, • Met Office, • Ministry of Defence, • Natural Environment Research Council, • Science and Technology Facilities Council.

  9. The Core Funding Partners in BNSC

  10. UK Civil Space Spend 2008/09

  11. UK Civil Space Strategy “The Government is determined that the UK remains at the forefront of the evolving space scene”

  12. UK Strategic Vision • Science • Managing our Changing Planet • Exploring the Universe • Developing tomorrow’s economy and strengthening innovation: • Increase the UK share of the global market • Innovation across government • Increased public and political recognition • Of the value of space as part of the critical national infrastructure • Skills development and outreach • Is a node in support of high tech life long learning and skill development in the UK

  13. An Overview of Space in the UK • Where we are Today • BNSC • Space IGT • Current Developments • Agency • Harwell

  14. Space Innovation and Growth Team • Government invited industry to lead an Innovation and Growth Team (IGT) drawing upon inputs from all the communities active around space • Aim to develop a 20-year vision, and make recommendations on how best to grow the sector • Executive Steering Board, chaired by Andy Green, CE of Logica • Five Working Groups (members from across industry, the academic world, smaller companies, public sector etc.): • Markets • Capabilities • Public Policy • Awareness and Skills • Finance and Procurement • Report launched 10th February

  15. IGT Vision: a sector with major growth potential • The global Space market forecast to be worth at least £400 billion by 2030. • Through the Space IGT, the UK Space Industry has proposed a 20-yr strategy to: • capture 10% of that market by 2030 • create 100,000 UK jobs. • An ambition that needs Industry and Government to work in partnership

  16. IGT Vision: Space is vital to our future • Significant growth in opportunities: • Telecommunications • broadband internet from space • internet on the move • ‘smart homes’ • mobile telephone services • High Definition and 3D TV. • Navigation systems set to proliferate across a broad range of industries • Agriculture • Defence • Tourism • Transport • Major growth in Earth Observation for climate-change monitoring and mitigation and other uses • Space telecommunications and EO data will become an even more vital part of world-wide security infrastructures • Space science will continue to extend the horizons of understanding and drive-forward innovation

  17. IGT Recommendations - ONE • Government and Industry work together to: • 1. Develop a National Space Policy • 2. Ensure the UK Executive Space Agency is sufficiently resourced and empowered to drive economic and social benefits from Space • 3. Develop a National Space Technology Strategy • 4. Ensure credit is available for satellite procurement and launch • 5. Procure a sovereign Earth Observation (EO) capability • 6. Take a leadership role in climate-change monitoring, mitigation • and agreement verification • 7. Develop Space as a complementary ICT infrastructure to fibre-optic and wireless superfast broadband • 8. Use Space capabilities to help achieve UK CO2 emissions reductions from ICT systems • ………………………

  18. IGT Recommendations - TWO • Government and Industry work together to: • ………………. • 9. Reflect Space capabilities in future defence/security planning • 10. Promote Space in future UK/EU emergency mobile networks • 11. Secure sufficient future satellite radio frequency spectrum and orbital slots • 12. Train the next generation of Space engineers and scientists and promote STEM subjects in schools, colleges and businesses • 13. Initiate and lead three Space exploration or science missions by 2030 • 14. Establish a hub and spoke model for Space in the UK, and an International Space Innovation Centre at Harwell • 15. Invest earlier, and more consistently, in ESA programmes • 16. Establish a Space Leadership Council to implement this strategy

  19. Space IGT - Outcomes • Will drive future policy • Government preparing a response • Welcomes IGT report, even though cannot commit to doing all that industry requests in the current economic climate • A sound basis for growing the space industry MORE DETAILS ON: www.spaceigs.co.uk

  20. An Overview of Space in the UK • Where we are Today • BNSC • Space IGT • Current Developments • Agency • Harwell

  21. Space Agency • Lord Drayson Announced new executive space agency on 10th December 2009 • Followed full consultation and strong endorsement by Space IGT • As well as maximising the role of space technologies in driving economic growth, new agency’s responsibilities will include: • strengthening the UK’s relationship with the European Space Agency; • agreeing with UK industry how to maximise the benefits of space technologies; • working with scientific community to provide a clear voice on decisions that affect the sector • Transition of BNSC into agency currently being planned in detail

  22. ESA Centre at Harwell • Establishment of an ESA centre at the Harwell Science & Innovation Campus • Scope • Climate Data Assimilation & Modelling • Integrated Applications - New commercial & public good applications integrating space & ground data/assets • Space Exploration - robotics/novel power/planetary protection and sample receiving facilities • Plan for International Space Innovation Centre to sit alongside ESA facility • Ensure benefits flow to UK • Critical mass of HEIs, Industry & National capability

  23. Dr Nick Cox Tel: 01793 418054 Email: nick.cox@bnsc.gsi.gov.uk • British National Space Centre (BNSC) • www.bnsc.gov.uk

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