A NATIONAL EDUCATION INITIATIVE TO BOOST THE UK SPACE SECTOR

Sponsored by:

Launching a capstone
National Propulsion Competition
to provide
mentoring, links and
knowledge-transfer
between industry and academia.

Developing an integrated
Space Training Infrastructure
within the UK by connecting
rocketry education activities
to produce a
Pipeline of Talent

Increasing the number and diversity of highly-skilled graduates taking STEM subjects and entering the space industry.

Enabling the UK Space Sector to compete on the world stage.

Student rocket engine symposium 2023

Participating university teams

“The development of skills which will support the sector and the government’s ambitions for the UK in space are a crucial and fundamental part of the national space strategy”

— Kathie Bowden, Education and Outreach Team, UK Space Agency

Supported by

  • University of Sheffield

  • ADS group

  • Catapult

  • Westcott space cluster

  • Airborne engineering ltd

  • Skyrora

  • SSTL

  • AMRC

  • Frazer Nash Consultancy

  • RAeS

  • Protolaunch

  • European Astrotech

  • Plastron