Space Park Vision Develop a global space hub & collaborative community Supporting UK growth

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2 Space Park Vision Develop a global space hub & collaborative community Supporting UK growth Brokering new markets drawing on space derived data Disruptive development in upstream space economy satellite constellations Lower access costs, supporting new markets Developing fields of space informatics & space enabled engineering Meeting skills needs of the sector apprentices to PhD Engagement with public showcasing impact & benefits of space sector Close collaboration with NSC & National Space Academy National infrastructure, complementing Harwell & other regions

3 Research Space Park Leicester will be home to: University of Leicester Institute of Space & Earth Observation Natural Environment Research Council National Centre for Earth Observation Centre for Earth Observation Instrumentation East Midlands Centre of Excellence for Satellite Applications

4 Innovation Vision to build a collaboratory Academic R&D brought to bear on intelligent services for non-space industries e.g environmental services Develop a space for academic and industry data Pop-up labs physical & virtual to drive agile innovation

5 Skills Address the Digital Skills Crisis Training from Apprenticeships to PhDs Tailored industrial CPD Partnership with the National Space Academy

6 Public Engagement National Space Centre 300,000 visitors/yr, inc. 80,000 in school groups Suzie Imber (BBC2 Who want s to be an Astronaut?) Has spoken to >10,000 school children University Outreach Program Inflatable planetarium Space School UK

7 Phase I Anchor Science & Innovation Hub Phase 1 will accommodate EO Academics NERC - NCEO EO Business Hosting Space Airbus D&S EO Skills training Phase 1 fully funded - 28M (LLEP/LGF, ULeic, NERC)

8 Phase II EO Data Accelerator & Space Engineering Innovation Centre Next Generation Space Engineering (R&D) AI & Robot assisted approaches to satellite & instrument production EO Data Accelerator Co-produced with industry, collaboratory, academic translation Funding (to be secured) M

9 Phase III Low Cost Access to Space (LoCAS) Responding to the need of space 4.0 3,500m 2 LoCAS facility for satellite production Developing low cost access to space capabilities, production and testing of small satellite Developed with primes Funding (to be secured) M

10 n Space Park Leicester The University of Leicester Phasing as at January 2018 Shepheard Epstein Hunter Phase 1

11 Master Plan Vision Commercial Space Low Cost Access to Space Space Innovation Centre Commercial Space Space Park Science & Innovation Hub Dock National Space Centre Site Infrastructure Core Science & Innovation Hub Space Innovation Centre Centre of Low Cost Access to space Data Accelerator/Refinery Further Business Space

12 KPMG Green Book Analysis Leicestershire & National Space Economy GVA million additional by year 5 Jobs 2700 FTE supported by year 5 BCR overall BCR of 9.9:1 Wider Impacts - Inward investment; workforce upskilling; wider positive effects through clustering, including skills and knowledge transfer and productivity gains.

13 SPRINT SPace Research & Innovation Network for Technology Intra-Institutional Innovation Offer to Space & Space Enabled SMEs Led by Leicester, with OU, Southampton, Surrey & Edinburgh 4.8M over 3 years - Research England Connecting Capabilities Fund Two levels of access to programme will be provided: Open access: IP, Data & Research Facilities open to the market through light touch interventions or the locally supported offer. Competitive high growth support offer: An intensive programme of support reflecting the needs and life cycle stage of high growth space & space enabled business.

14 LIFT OFF 20 Companies Over 3 years Intensive Programme Support up to 150K ENTRY POINT 130 Companies Over 3 years Flexible Innovation Vouchers up to 20K Product Features of SPRINT Tier Value One Stop Innovation offer to Space/enabled SMES Online Facilities portal Single Point of Entry to Research & Innovation Offer across the partner HEIs and Agencies includes market vectors to engage with businesses and develop the pipeline. A single codified portal to facilitate access to Science & innovation infrastructure (analytical equipment, computing capacity, demonstrators) within the SPRINT partnership - extending out to other partners over time. Access to IP Support for KE through people Expanding on the STFC IP exchange a market oriented, searchable portal of available IP (including algorithms) from within the partner network - extending out to other partners over time. Pre KTPs (4 month exploratory research & innovation support) Intensive Post Grad Support (Typically 1 year Mphil) Intensive Academic Support for Innovation Access to facilities Subsidised access to partner infrastructure Scaling up commercial Ideas from technology Intensive Academic Support Proof of Concept Funding Based on existing STFC, UKSA and University examples Pathfinder market development Investment readiness working with private partners to support investment cases for space & space enabled businesses Link to National and regional investment funds (e.g. Midlands Engine Investment Fund) Develop investment deal flow to Venture Capital Funds