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Space Industry

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Space tech start-ups see number of deals rocket by 50% 

The private space industry attracted $8.9bn in 2022, the second highest annual investment on record

News

Deals of the Week Oct 17 to Oct 21 – a Growth Business round-up

Deals this week include an environmentally friendly rocket, animal fat created in bioreactors and a start-up looking to fuel planes with agricultural waste

Entrepreneurs

Women in space: Is this the final frontier for gender parity?

Today, despite making up almost 50 per cent of the world’s population, women make up less than 11 per cent of history’s space explorers.

News

Government puts more money into space sector as it targets 10 per cent share

The UK space industry is set to receive £200 million of new funding, as the government moves towards its goal of making the sector worth £30 billion by 2030.

Entrepreneurs

Space: The final entrepreneurial frontier

Despite it taking until 2013 for the UK to have its first 'official astronaut' Britain's space industry offers many opportunities for aspiring entrepreneurs.