Oral evidence transcripts

Inquiry UK space strategy and UK satellite infrastructure

Witnesses Frank Strang (CEO at SaxaVord Spaceport), and Dave Ballance (Launch Operations Manager at SaxaVord Spaceport)

Inquiry UK space strategy and UK satellite infrastructure

Witnesses Patrick McCall (Non-executive Director at Space Forge Ltd), Joshua Western (CEO at Space Forge Ltd), Dan Hart (CEO at Virgin Orbit), Melissa Quinn (Head at Spaceport Cornwall), Sir Stephen Hillier CBE (Chair at Civil Aviation Authority), Tim Johnson (Policy Director at Civil Aviation Authority), and Ian Annett (Deputy CEO at UK Space Agency)

Inquiry UK space strategy and UK satellite infrastructure

Witnesses Professor Malcolm Macdonald (Chair of Applied Space Technology at University of Strathclyde), and Professor Iain Woodhouse (Professor of Applied Earth Observation at University of Edinburgh)

Inquiry UK space strategy and UK satellite infrastructure

Witnesses Paul Bate (CEO at UK Space Agency), Mark Thomson (Executive Chair at Science and Technology Facilities Council), Hugo Robson (Chief Negotiator at Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy), Kwasi Kwarteng (Secretary of State at Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy), and Rebecca Evernden (Director for Space at Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)

Inquiry UK space strategy and UK satellite infrastructure

Witnesses Josef Aschbacher (Director General at European Space Agency), Dr Hiroshi Yamakawa (President at Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), Dr Philippe Baptiste (President at Centre national d'études spatiales—French National Space and Research Centre), Tim Johnson (Director of Strategy & Policy at Civil Aviation Authority), and Colin Macleod (Head of UK Space Regulation at Civil Aviation Authority)

Inquiry UK space strategy and UK satellite infrastructure

Witnesses Yasrine Ibnyahya (Director of Advanced Concepts at Inmarsat), Professor Sir Martin Sweeting (Founder and Executive Chairman at Surrey Satellite Technologies Ltd), Dr Hina Khan (Senior Project Manager and UK Stakeholder Engagement at Spire Global Limited), Jon Styles (Director at Assimila), and Chris McLaughlin (Chief of Government, Regulatory Affairs, and Engagement at OneWeb)

Inquiry UK space strategy and UK satellite infrastructure

Witnesses Dan Hart (CEO at Virgin Orbit), Nicholas Smith (Regional Director for UK and Europe at Lockheed Martin Space), Alan Thompson (Head of Government Affairs at Skyrora Limited), Melissa Thorpe (Head at Spaceport Cornwall), Scott Hammond (Deputy Chief Executive Officer at SaxaVord Spaceport), and Pete Guthrie (Senior Programme Manager at Space Hub Sutherland)

Inquiry UK space strategy and UK satellite infrastructure

Witnesses Professor Washington Yotto Ochieng (Chair in Positioning and Navigation Systems at Imperial College London), Lucy Edge (Chief Operating Officer at Satellite Applications Catapult), Professor Anu Ojha (Director at National Space Academy), and Professor David Southwood (Senior Research Investigator at Imperial College London)