How is geopolitics disrupting standard launch operations? Why are nations, including the UK, looking to build localised infrastructure rather than rely on giant space operators like the US? And rather than overriding local communities and sensitive environments, how can the next generation of spaceports prioritise “space for good”?

Why is the space industry a communications basket-case? For a sector so clearly cool and exciting, how is it that the storytelling becomes pigeon-holed for “billionaires or physicists” rather than firing imaginations with concepts like “intergalactic architects”? How can movies like Wall-E and The Martian help shift the dial?

To combat severe workforce shortages, how should primary school educators be inspiring a more diverse, radical group of creative problem solvers? Why do formative educational choices limit rather than expand career paths for young people?

Contributors:

Alice Bunn, President of UKspace

Dr Alice Bunn OBE FIMechE FRAeS CEng | LinkedIn

UKspace: Overview | LinkedIn

Melissa Quinn, Spaceport Builder

Melissa Quinn | LinkedIn

John Hudson, Chief Survival Instructor, UK military

John Hudson | LinkedIn

Caitlin Gould, Founder, TECwomen and TECgirls

Caitlin Gould | LinkedIn

TECwomen CIC | LinkedIn

Key topics covered:

• Sovereign capability
• Geopolitics
• Communication
• Emerging talent
• Psychological resilience
• Environmental compliance
• Local communities

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