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The UK space sector comprises more than 200 companies employing around 16,000 staff and generating a turnover of £4.8 billion. The UK's priorities in space are new initiatives in space science, Earth observation, satellite navigation and telecommunications, especially those that have an impact on the information-led economy. UK industrial strengths reside in telecommunications, small satellites, software applications, ion propulsion and batteries.

A space board is to be established, in the meantime SBAC supports the sector through a number of activities, including UKspace, which represents more than 80 per cent of the UK space industry both in terms of turnover and numbers of people employed.

A number of key space-related documents have been published in the last few years - these are listed under space sector publications.