Space Park Leicester
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| Space Park Leicester | |
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| Address | Corporation Road, Belgrave |
| Town or city | Leicester |
| Country | England |
Space Park Leicester is a research, innovation and teaching hub in England for space-related high-tech companies and researchers focussing primarily on research, development and applications of space. It is located in Belgrave, Leicester next to the National Space Centre and the River Soar. It was officially opened by British astronaut Tim Peake in March 2022.[1] It is a unique single-site science and innovation park and strategically placed space sector cluster with a national and international focus and is forecast to contribute £750 million a year to the UK space sector over the next decade.
Organisations that reside at Space Park Leicester include Rolls Royce, Airbus, Northrop Grumman, Satellite Applications Catapult, Maxar, CGI, EarthSense and Open Cosmos.[2] The Natural Environment Research Council funded National Centre for Earth Observation also has its Headquarters at Space Park Leicester.
It is the is the main home of the Earth Observation Science and Space Projects and Instrumentation Groups of the University of Leicester.
References
[edit]- ^ "Space Park Leicester marks hugely successful first year as Space City launches". University of Leicester. 14 March 2023.
- ^ "Leicester: Satellite firm joins space park to track solar wind". BBC. 20 September 2024.