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UK Space Leadership Council takes shape

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The official members of the council tasked with providing advice to the newly formed UK Space Agency were announced today by Minister for Universities and Science David Willetts.

The Space Leadership Council was created in response to a recommendation by the independent, industry-led Space Innovation and Growth Strategy (IGS). This strategy was published in February 2010 by the Space Innovation and Growth Team.

Willetts, who co-chairs the council, stated the membership of the new Space Leadership Council will bring ‘a wealth of experience to the table’.

‘We now have a lot of work ahead of us to seek out future opportunities for growth and ensure the UK continues to deliver world-leading space science,’ he said.

Andy Green, chief executive of Logica and co-chair, said: ‘I’m delighted to see the formation of the Space Leadership Council. In the Space IGT we defined a number of key recommendations to ensure that the UK is able to capitalise on one of the fastest-growing, technologically advanced sectors of the world economy.

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