Next steps for the UK’s space industry
Industry and policymakers met to discuss UK space investment, global workforce needs and how to drive innovation and growth at a recent Westminster Education Forum event.
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As more and more countries look to grow their space capabilities and global market share, the quest for talent and innovation has become more urgent.
In his keynote, Dr Bleddyn Bowen, Associate Professor of Astropolitics, Durham University and Co-Director of the Space Research Centre helped set the political scene.
Bowen started off by sharing how Britain’s space industry was at one time on a similar trajectory as France during the early Cold War, focused on nuclear and military ambitions before diverging in the 1960s.“Both countries were using their imperial and colonial territories to test rockets and nuclear bombs, so the imperial and colonial dimensions are very important for understanding Britain’s history in space, and the shape of its position today,” adds Bowen.
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