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Contributor to the uk economy. it's worth 16 and a half billion pounds a year and employs almost 50,000 people. the uk government says it wants to push the sector and is investing in research and development. but dr alice says to really give the industry a boost, it's going to need more sustained support. the government has been really clear in its ambition that it wants to be a global space player. you will not become a global space player by investing in r&d alone. there has to be some kind of government commitment to our ongoing operational capability. i don't mean fully covering the costs,...

And we found that there is a gap here in europe, right now, the uk and a number of other european nations in the new space race. so everyone wants to be the first and the only european launcher, right? we believe that scotland, particularly in uk has one of the best geographies, place to launch from, one of the best, of course, economy and engineering skills. so will all of these new companies succeed? space is already a big contributor to the uk economy. it's worth 16 and a half billion pounds a year and employs almost 50,000 people. the uk government says it wants to push the sector and is i...

The uk government says it wants to push the sector and is investing in research and development. but dr alice says to really give the industry a boost, its going to need more sustained support. the government has been really clear in its ambition that it wants to be a global space player. you will not become a global space player by investing in r&d alone. there has to be some kind of government commitment to our ongoing operational capability. i don't mean fully covering the costs, but we need to think a little bit creatively, industry and government working togetherjust to get us off the gro...

To fill it. i think that the most difficult business on the planet is actually the rocket business, which make it more attractive for people who like challenges. and we found that there is a gap here in europe, right now, the uk and a number of other european nations in the new space race. so everyone wants to be the first and the only european launcher, right? we believe that scotland, particularly in uk has one of the best geographies, place to launch from, one of the best, of course, economy and engineering skills. so will all of these new companies succeed? spacex is already a big contribu...

In australian soil, but australia has not been an active space player. and now it has $17 billion in building defence capabilities. and last night announcing the first civilian space mission and so, the defence space command will bring together a lot of capabilities but it is focused on knowing what is happening in space and being able to develop intelligence data or communication from space and we will protect australian interests, whether it's satellites or territory from space. when you look at some of the ambitions behind the space agency, what is this being targeted at, what is the fear b...