Community, Education & Networks companies in United Kingdom

Cornish regional space cluster — network of space assets, universities and about 160 industry partners, supported by Cornwall Council.

UK regional space cluster at Harwell Campus, Oxfordshire — groups over 100 space organisations employing more than 1,600 people.

UK regional space cluster led by the University of Leicester — strengths in space domain awareness, space science and Earth observation.

Northern Ireland regional space cluster — links companies, academia and government, managed by the Northern Ireland Space Office.

Scottish regional space cluster for the North Highlands and Moray — building a launch and tracking ecosystem around Space Hub Sutherland.

UK regional space cluster for North West England led by UKRI-STFC at Sci-Tech Daresbury — part of the Space North collaboration.

East of England space cluster — connects space businesses, academia and public bodies across Norfolk, Suffolk and Kent from sites incl. Adastral Park.

UK regional space cluster for Yorkshire hosted at the University of Leeds — links over 140 companies and 50 research institutions.

North East England space cluster — led by Business Durham at NETPark, evolved from the regional Satellite Applications Centre of Excellence.

Scottish space sector body — not-for-profit representing and growing Scotland's space industry; leads the national space cluster project.

UK regional space cluster — links over 200 organisations and universities across Hampshire, Surrey and the Isle of Wight, based at Airbus Portsmouth.

Welsh regional space cluster — trade association and network for the space sector in Wales, formed as an arm of Aerospace Wales.

West of England space cluster — programme led by the National Composites Centre with WECA and regional universities to grow the space sector.

UK climate-data-from-space network — connects industry, academia and government on satellite climate data and services, chaired by UKSA.

UK space industry trade association — represents UK space companies from SMEs to primes to government and international stakeholders.

UK regional space cluster at Westcott Venture Park, Buckinghamshire — focused on propulsion testing, in-orbit servicing and 5G testbeds.

UK space advocacy society — oldest existing space advocacy organisation, publishing Spaceflight magazine and the JBIS journal from London.

UK space science museum and educational charity in Leicester — runs exhibitions, a planetarium and STEM education programmes on space.

UK space skills think tank and consultancy — runs the Space Census, Space Training Catalogue and SpaceCRAFT competency framework.

UK network of space science and engineering educators — shares teaching resources and good practice across 40+ universities and colleges.

UK not-for-profit space careers platform — job board, career profiles and advice for students and career changers entering the space sector.

UK national student space society — volunteer-run charity organising conferences, rocketry and satellite competitions for students.

London research and education institute — studies space policy and law and runs courses and seminars for policymakers and lawyers.

Northumbria University space R&D and skills centre in Newcastle — £50m facility with satellite clean rooms and labs, Lockheed Martin as anchor tenant.

UK's leading space innovation centre — supports 835+ companies with R&D facilities, satellite AIT, antenna testing, ISAM capabilities and business acceleration to grow the UK sp…

University of Leicester science and innovation park — single-site hub for space research, enterprise and teaching, home to NCEO headquarters.

University of Surrey space engineering centre — pioneer of small-satellite research since 1979, now part of the Surrey Space Institute.

Community bringing together designers and the space sector — advocates for the strategic use of design for more ethical, fair and sustainable use of space both on Earth and beyond.

UK space business incubator run by STFC with ESA and UKSA — supports space start-ups at Harwell, Edinburgh and Space Park Leicester hubs.

North Yorkshire small-satellite company — makes low Earth orbit satellite kits, ChipSat payload carriers and STEM courses for education and science missions.