Space

It is a privilege to serve as Chair of the UK Space Agency.  Space is about extraordinary scientific discoveries and brilliant new technologies. But it is also a crucial arena for geo-politics and I have tried to explain how Britain fits into this wider Space scene.

The Rt Hon Lord Willetts on space, sustainability and what the UK can do next
June 30, 2023
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By David Willetts

The Rt Hon Lord Willetts FRS joined the Freeman Air and Space Institute for their summer lecture where he reflected on how the space domain has evolved since 2015 and how it will continue to change.

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Policy Exchange - Competition on the final frontier: Implementing the Prime Minister’s Agenda on Space
October 1, 2019
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By David Willetts

Live from Conservative Party Conference, Speakers include: Rt Hon Oliver Dowden CBE MP, Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General; Lucy Edge, COO of Satellite Applications Catapult; Ian Taylor, former Minister for Science and Technology and Strategic Advisor to Inmarsat; Rt Hon Lord Willetts, former Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation; Gabriel Elefteriu, Policy Exchange (Chair)

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