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FACT-EROIDS!

a few facts recently published about the uk space sector

71

Percentage growth

since 2010

1.4k

industry apprentices

3x

industry growth since start of millennium

Major Tim Peake was first British astronaut in space for more than 20 years

10%

The UK's global space

economy target by 2030

40%

How many of the

world's small satellites

are made in the UK

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