The UK government has published a new space strategy backed by £7.8 billion in funding through 2030, integrating defence, security and economic growth objectives across four priority areas: satellite communications, in-orbit servicing and manufacturing, space domain awareness, and assured access to space. £7.8bn strategy unifies UK space investment across defence and growth The strategy, published on 8 September 2026, brings together government space investment and activity under a single framework to advance national security, defence capabilities, and economic reindustrialisation. It replaces the National Space Strategy published in 2021 and forms part of the government’s Modern Industrial Strategy. The sector currently…
