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Tim Jenkins

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Head of External Affairs, UK Space Agency

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Tim Jenkins @tgjenkins.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Last Week Minister Lloyd and Defence Secretary Wes Streeting outlined the UK Space Strategy to the sector at the UK Space Power Conference in London. Truly a "One Government approach to space"! You can playback keynotes here: airspacepower.com/conference/u... #SpacePower #UKSpaceStrategy
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Tim Jenkins @tgjenkins.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
🚀 New space strategy will bolster UK defences against threats from space - backed by a record £7.8bn. www.gov.uk/government/n... @fasikcl.bsky.social @ukspaceagency.bsky.social @ukspace.bsky.social
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Tim Jenkins @tgjenkins.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
UK Space Minister unveils more than £19 million at #LondonTechWeek to support British companies developing next-generation space tech - including: 🛰️ £10m for Space Forge’s Pridwen heat shield 🚀 £9.25m for space startups www.gov.uk/government/n... #LTW @ukspace.bsky.social @fasikcl.bsky.social
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Tim Jenkins @tgjenkins.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
HM King Charles II has visited a new @ukspaceagency.bsky.social observatory, part of the National Space Operations Centre (NSpOC) and launched a project to track space debris on the final day of his royal visit to Bermuda. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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King launches Space Agency project on final day in Bermuda
The King concludes his visit to the British overseas territory after landing from the US on Thursday.
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AstroMeganne @astromeganne.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Rowing in #ZeroG! 🚣👩‍🚀 I recently joined the "HiFim" team aboard an AirZeroG parabolic flight campaign to test the exercise countermeasures potential of the device in rowing configuration. 🛫🛬🛫🛬🛫🛬🛫🛬🛫🛬
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Will Gater @willgater.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Huge congrats to NASA on the launch of Artemis II. 🚀🌔 Great to see the UK playing its part too, with Goonhilly providing tracking support from the Lizard, the Airbus teams in Stevenage who developed parts of the ESM and Slough-based John Crane providing specialized components for the prop systems.👏
A photograph of the Space Launch System rocket launching against a sea and sky backdrop rising on a cloud of steam and smoke. Two large lightning towers appear in the foreground. Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky
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NASA | ESA Space Updates @nasaupdates.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
#Artemis II - We have main engine cut off 🚀
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Goonhilly @goonhilly.org · 30/03/2026
They say variety’s the spice of life… While we’re waiting to support Artemis II tracking later this week, our team are busy supporting missions studying the Sun and Mars for space agencies including @operations.esa.int, NASA, and ISRO!
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Tim Jenkins @tgjenkins.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
UK Space Minister announces more than £500m to national space programmes. UK will also focus more sharply on four areas: 🛰📲 Satellite Communications 🛠️ In Orbit Servicing, Assembly and Manufacturing 📡 Space Domain Awareness 🚀 Launch for assured access to space www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Will Gater @willgater.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Ready for day two of Space-Comm Expo Europe! Come and visit the @ukspaceagency.bsky.social stand to speak to our programme teams and see our lightboxes highlighting some of the great space missions that the UK is at the heart of.
A photo of a 3m high light box at a conference showing a JWST NIRCam/MIRI image of the Pillars of Creation with pink, brown and white masses of swirling nebulosity against an orange and purple starry backdrop. A photo of the U.K. Space Agency stand at Space-Comm Expo Europe showing crowds on the stand and a 3m high light box featuring a high-res Solar Orbiter image of the Sun. A photo of a light box showing a Euclid mission image of a star forming region. Blue white, brown and yellow tendrils of gas swirl across a starry black background peppered by numerous distant galaxies.
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Tim Jenkins @tgjenkins.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
We are pleased to announce that Rebecca Evernden has been appointed as Director of the new UK Space Agency, taking up the post 1st April. @ukspaceagency.bsky.social @fasikcl.bsky.social @ukspace.bsky.social @spacecentre.bsky.social
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Tim Jenkins @tgjenkins.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
We brought together communications experts from across the space sector for a Workshop to move the conversation about space communications from identifying challenges to taking meaningful action. Read our insights: space.blog.gov.uk/2026/02/25/r... #ScienceCommunications #Space
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Reflections from the Space Communicators’ Network
Last year, the UK Space Agency’s External Affairs team hosted the Space Communicators’ Network Workshop at the UK Space Conference in Manchester, to move the conversation about space communications fr...
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Tim Jenkins @tgjenkins.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
We brought together communications experts from across the space sector for a Workshop to move the conversation about space communications from identifying challenges to taking meaningful action. Read our insights: space.blog.gov.uk/2026/02/25/r... #ScienceCommunications #Space
space.blog.gov.uk
Reflections from the Space Communicators’ Network
Last year, the UK Space Agency’s External Affairs team hosted the Space Communicators’ Network Workshop at the UK Space Conference in Manchester, to move the conversation about space communications fr...
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Tim Jenkins @tgjenkins.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
We are pleased to announce that Rebecca Evernden has been appointed as Director of the new UK Space Agency, taking up the post 1st April. @ukspaceagency.bsky.social @fasikcl.bsky.social @ukspace.bsky.social @spacecentre.bsky.social
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Tim Jenkins @tgjenkins.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Leicester experts investigate ways scientists can safely collect extra-terrestrial samples 👽! The Space Park Leicester team is working with the UK Space Agency to identify a pathway forward to exploit this unique British technology. www.space-park.co.uk/2026/02/leic... #Space #Science
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Leicester experts investigate ways scientists can safely collect extra-terrestrial samples
Leicester experts investigate ways to safely collect extra-terrestrial samples using advanced technology for planetary protection.
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Tim Jenkins @tgjenkins.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Come join us at Space-Comm Europe for a panel discussion on role of #Space tech & science in UK #SoftPower! ⏲️ 08:45 – 10:00 📅 4 March 2026 📍 Room 17, South Gallery, Excel London Register to attend: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon... @ukspace.bsky.social @bfpg.bsky.social @royalsociety.org
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Tim Jenkins @tgjenkins.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Come join us at Space-Comm Europe for a panel discussion on role of #Space tech & science in UK #SoftPower! ⏲️ 08:45 – 10:00 📅 4 March 2026 📍 Room 17, South Gallery, Excel London Register to attend: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon... @ukspace.bsky.social @bfpg.bsky.social @royalsociety.org
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Tim Jenkins @tgjenkins.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
UK Space Agency launches Skills for Space, a new internship programme for 50 paid placements across the UK space sector to give young people hands-on experience and industry exposure. www.gov.uk/government/n... @fasikcl.bsky.social @ukspace.bsky.social @spacecentre.bsky.social @techuk.bsky.social
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UK Space Agency @ukspaceagency.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
A new laboratory helping UK companies test satellite engines has opened at Harwell Campus.🚀 The DEEP Lab, built by Magdrive with support from us, gives businesses access to specialist testing facilities for electric propulsion systems. 🛰️ Read more 👉 www.gov.uk/government/n...
Chuong Van Dang, Chief of Staff at Magdrive, Paul Bate, CEO of the UK Space Agency, Mark Stokes, CEO and co-founder of Magdrive, Anotonia Yendell, Head of Space Ecosystem at the UK Space Agency. Credit: Stuart Harrison / Magdrive
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UK Space Agency @ukspaceagency.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
After 4.5 years leading the UK Space Agency, our CEO, Dr Paul Bate is stepping down in March. Under Paul's leadership, the Agency secured record ESA investment, welcomed 3 new UK astronauts & expanded national space funding. We wish Paul all the best. Read more 👉 gov.uk/government/n...
UK Space Agency CEO, Dr Paul Bate.
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Tim Jenkins @tgjenkins.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
New facility at Airbus Defence & Space to boost UK space SMEs opens with £3.9 million @ukspaceagency.bsky.social backing. www.gov.uk/government/n...
Airbus Launchpad opening with Kata Escott, Managing Director Airbus Defence and Space UK, Kevin Bonavia, MP for Stevenage, and Craig Brown, Director of Investment at the UK Space Agency. Credit: Airbus
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Tim Jenkins @tgjenkins.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Beyond the Blackout: Satellite Connectivity and the Erosion of Informational Sovereignty in Iran An important reminder that satellites don't just project a state's economic/military power - but informational power as well. www.kcl.ac.uk/beyond-the-b... @fasikcl.bsky.social
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Beyond the Blackout: Satellite Connectivity and the Erosion of…
Iran’s internet shutdowns expose the erosion of informational sovereignty, as space-based connectivity increasingly eludes the Islamic Republic’s capacity to control visibility, repression, and…
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Tim Jenkins @tgjenkins.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
📢 Can we get the message out to future space scientists & engineers? The @britishcouncil.bsky.social 2026-27 Women in STEM Scholarships are now open. They are working with UK universities to provide up to 90 scholarships to women across 30 countries. www.britishcouncil.org/study-work-a...
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UK Space Agency @ukspaceagency.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Five years of ColKa! 🎉 On this day in 2021, the UK's first industrial contribution to the International Space Station was installed. 🛰️ Built by MDA Space UK and funded by us, ColKa transmits data faster, revolutionising how scientists in the UK and Europe access experiment results. 📡
ColKa (Columbus Ka-band antenna). Credit: ESA–M. Cowan. NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins and Victor Glover installing the Columbus KA-band antenna (ColKa) outside ESA’s Columbus laboratory on the International Space Station. Credit: ESA/NASA
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Tim Jenkins @tgjenkins.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
🚜 🛰️ @ukspaceagency.bsky.social is supporting two innovative projects that will use satellite data and digital tools to help farmers make more informed decisions, boost productivity and care for the environment. space.blog.gov.uk/2026/01/20/u... @ukspace.bsky.social @nfudc.bsky.social
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Unlocking Space for Agriculture
The UK Space Agency is funding two four‑month pilot projects, using satellite data and digital tools to help farmers make more informed decisions, boost productivity and care for the environment.
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Tim Jenkins @tgjenkins.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Great @britsciassoc.bsky.social & @ukri.org report on public attitudes to science. 🔬 82% thought scientists made a valuable contribution to society 64% agreed that science made a direct contribution to economic growth. www.britishscienceassociation.org/News/public-... @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social
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Public Attitudes to Science Survey shows the public values science, but highlights concerns over AI, quality of information, and representation
Ipsos, the British Science Association, and UK Research and Innovation have published the results of the 2025 Public Attitudes to Science Survey - the first since the Covid-19 pandemic, and the first ...
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Tim Jenkins @tgjenkins.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
The £20m Westcott Space Hub opens to boost UK space innovation and create hundreds of jobs - supported by @ukspaceagency.bsky.social funding! www.gov.uk/government/n... @ukspace.bsky.social
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Aberystwyth University @aberuni.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
🪐 The #ExoMars team at the University has welcomed the UK Space Agency’s renewed backing for the Rosalind Franklin rover mission, a flagship project that will see Europe’s first Mars rover launch in 2028. 🖱️ tinyurl.com/d3m5ysah @esa.int @ukspaceagency.bsky.social @abercompsci.bsky.social
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Tim Jenkins @tgjenkins.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
My first attempt at lunar photography!
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Tim Jenkins @tgjenkins.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
✨ Congratulations to Prof. Brian Cox on his appointed as the UN Champion for Space! Wonderful to see a UK academic taking on such an important leadership role in a global institution #ScienceDiplomacy #SoftPower
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Will Gater @willgater.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
We’re lucky at the moment to have a comet visiting the inner Solar System that’s bright enough to see with a pair of binoculars, and it may in the coming week or so just reach naked-eye visibility. To find out more, see the @ukspaceagency.bsky.social blog: space.blog.gov.uk/2025/10/21/c...
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Catch Comet Lemmon in autumn’s night sky
Comet Lemmon is paying our inner Solar System a visit and may reach naked-eye visibility in the coming week.
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Tim Jenkins @tgjenkins.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
🛰️ Critical UK satellites to be defended from laser threats New sensors will be developed by @ukspaceagency.bsky.social & UK Space Command that will identify laser threats from adversaries to UK military and civilian satellites. A "One Government" approach to space! www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Critical UK satellites to be defended from laser threats
The UK is investing in sensors that will help protect satellites crucial to our economy and security from lasers from adversaries
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Tim Jenkins @tgjenkins.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
@ukspaceagency.bsky.social announces £6.5m funding for 23 projects supporting UK space collaboration with global partners. 🚀 UK is a key partner of choice in international collaboration in space and our leadership in space science & tech is a source of UK Soft Power! www.gov.uk/government/n...
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UK Space Agency goes global with 23 new projects
A new batch of 23 projects will strengthen international space partnerships, develop national capabilities and boost economic growth, the UK Space Agency announced today.
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UK Space Agency @ukspaceagency.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
UK tech has launched on NASA IMAP! 🚀 The mission will help to protect satellites and ensure safer human space exploration. @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social’s MAG instrument, funded by us, will provide crucial data to improve our understanding of space weather. ☀️ 👉 www.gov.uk/government/n...
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UK technology launches into space aboard NASA’s IMAP mission
A British-built instrument has launched today as part of NASA’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) mission, which will help scientists better understand the protective magnetic bubble ...
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Tim Jenkins @tgjenkins.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
UK- US tech partnership that will see AI models developed by NASA and @ukspaceagency.bsky.social to support science and exploration missions. Another example of the UK as a partner of choice for international collaboration on space tech and science! www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Tim Jenkins @tgjenkins.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
It was “One Government” for space in action yesterday as the @ukspaceagency.bsky.social joined our UK Space Command colleagues in the space zone at #DSEI2025! Catalysing investment in the space sector delivers economic growth and the capabilities for national security. #space #defence
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Tim Jenkins @tgjenkins.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
It was “One Government” for space in action yesterday as the @ukspaceagency.bsky.social joined our UK Space Command colleagues in the space zone at #DSEI2025! Catalysing investment in the space sector delivers economic growth and the capabilities for national security. #space #defence
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Tim Jenkins @tgjenkins.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
🚀 I’m at London Tech Week! Great to catch-up with tech sector colleagues on the intersection of AI, data and national security, with space! #LTW25 #LondonTechWeek @techuk.bsky.social @ukspace.bsky.social
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Tim Jenkins @tgjenkins.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
🚀 Strategic Defence Review - Space is critical for national security. Key space points: 🛰️ Invest in resilient military space systems 🛰️ Align civil and military space efforts 🛰️ Enhance ISR and PNT capabilities 🛰️Invest in counterspace assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/683d89...
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Tim Jenkins @tgjenkins.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
A delight to pop into The Royal Institution and pay my respects to Michael Faraday - whose study of electromagnetism has contributed so much to modern science and technology.
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Tim Jenkins @tgjenkins.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
This is great! We just need one for our Solar System: 🌍🚀🌔 384,400 km = 3 days travel 🌍🚀😎 149,600,000 km = 222 days travel 🌍🚀🪐 1,563,841,825 km = 2,451 days (6 years, 8 months, 16 days) travel
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Tim Jenkins @tgjenkins.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Happy #InternationalDayofHumanSpaceflight!
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Tim Jenkins @tgjenkins.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Scotland in Space: Prime Minister Starmer says country has 'huge potential' www.heraldscotland.com/news/2507419...
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'Huge economic potential' for space sector in Scotland
The Prime Minister said he believes there are a “number of places” in Scotland with “fantastic potential” to grow the economy, including…
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Tim Jenkins @tgjenkins.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
British space company Blue Skies Space to design fleet of satellites that may help map early universe. www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
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British space company to design fleet of satellites that may help map early universe
Blue Skies Space – commissioned by Italian Space Agency – hopes faint signals from dawn of universe could be detected from far side of moon
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Tim Jenkins @tgjenkins.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Really interesting European Space Policy Institute report on the growing intersection between space & defence firms in Europe. Only 15% of Europe’s public space budgets used for military space activities, while the global average is about 50%. www.espi.or.at/reports/risi...
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Rising Together? The (Re)Convergence of Europe’s Space and Defence Industries - ESPI
While traditional space companies are increasingly called on to boost European security and defence, pure defence companies are also increasingly (re)venturing into the space domain. This increasing a...
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Tim Jenkins @tgjenkins.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
UK firm is set to land the first European rover on the red planet, as it wins £150 million from @ukspaceagency.bsky.social to complete the touchdown system delivering the rover safely to Mars. www.gov.uk/government/n...
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UK firm to land Europe’s first rover on Mars
A UK aerospace company is set to land the first European rover on the red planet, as it wins £150 million to complete the touchdown system delivering the rover safely to Mars.
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UK Space Agency @ukspaceagency.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
The UK space sector saw a huge boost in funding from @esa.int programmes, with an additional £112 million in contracts secured between June 2022 and December 2024. 🛰️ The new figures were released on the opening day of Space-Comm Expo in London.
ESA Director General, Dr Josef Aschbacher and UK Space Agency CEO Dr Paul Bate at Space-Comm Expo in London.

Image credit: Space-Comm Expo.UK Space Agency CEO Dr Paul Bate giving a speech at Space-Comm Expo in London.

Image credit: Space-Comm Expo.
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Tim Jenkins @tgjenkins.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
“By investing today in the space infrastructure that will underpin the future global economy, we are setting the foundations for UK prosperity & influence, not just for the next decade - but into the next century” @ukspaceagency.bsky.social CEO Dr Paul Bate speaking at @chathamhouse.bsky.social
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Tim Jenkins @tgjenkins.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
“By investing today in the space infrastructure that will underpin the future global economy, we are setting the foundations for UK prosperity & influence, not just for the next decade - but into the next century” @ukspaceagency.bsky.social CEO Dr Paul Bate speaking at @chathamhouse.bsky.social
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Tim Jenkins @tgjenkins.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
🚀Delighted @ukspaceagency.bsky.social CEO, Dr Paul Bate, will give the keynote speech at @chathamhouse.bsky.social's Space Security Conference, discussing the UK's priorities in outer space. 📅5 March 2025 📍 Chatham House and online Register your place 👉 tinyurl.com/2sk6vkef @fasikcl.bsky.social
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Space security 2025
Join senior policymakers, space security experts and industry leaders for this unique conference, examining how space actors are tackling conflict and competition and enhancing cooperation in a fractu...
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