Project Partners

The British Library is the national library of the UK. Our shelves hold over 170 million items – a living collection that gets bigger every day.

Although our roots extend back centuries, we collect everything written today, tomorrow, and decades into the future. We have millions of books, but we have so much more. Our London and Yorkshire sites have everything from newspapers to sound recordings, patents, prints and drawings, maps, and manuscripts.

The European Space Policy Institute, founded in 2003, is the independent think tank for space based in Vienna, Austria – the world’s capital of space diplomacy. ESPI is supported by its 21 member organisations and Advisory Council composed of internationally recognised experts from a range of domains.

The Freeman Air and Space Institute (FASI) provides independent and original research and analysis of air and space power issues. FASI was established in 2020 thanks to funding from the Royal Air Force (RAF) through the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL). Based in the School of Security Studies, King's College London, the Institute is an interdisciplinary initiative dedicated to generating an understanding of air and space power affairs in defence and security.

FASI seeks to inform scholarly, policy and doctrinal debates in a rapidly evolving strategic environment, characterised by transformative technological change, which is increasing the complexity of the air and space domains.

The Freeman Institute places a priority on identifying, developing and cultivating air and space thinkers in academia and industry, as well as informing and equipping air and space education provision at King’s and beyond.

The Lunar Policy Platform (LPP) is a global network dedicated to enabling a prosperous future on the Moon through policy. Through it's think tank, LLP connects with all stakeholders for the cooperative setting of priorities, policies and standards. Through its consulting firm, LLP advises individual actors on legal and policy aspects to succeed in their lunar efforts.

The Lunar Platform Policy Network includes over 40 governments, space agencies, companies, scientists, and civil society from all continents.

The National Space Centre has a core of amazing space experts, with a wide range of knowledge covering past, present and future missions, as well as space science and exploration.

RAF Fylingdales in North Yorkshire provides a continuous ballistic missile early warning service to the UK and US Governments, ensuring a surprise missile attack cannot succeed.

The RADAR is capable of tracking objects, including satellites and debris, 3,000 miles into space. Approximately 320 Service Personnel, Ministry of Defence Police and civilian staff work on site.

RAF Fylingdales falls under UK Space Command.

The Science Museum aims to inspire visitors with award-winning exhibitions, iconic objects and stories of incredible scientific achievement. The museum’s world-class collection forms an enduring record of scientific, technological and medical advancement from across the globe.

The Space Skills Alliance is a think tank, consultancy, and backbone organisation addressing space skills shortages. We’re experts in space skills, training, and recruitment.

As a think tank, we help the policy-making process by publishing data and reports that are as rigorous as academic research and as accessible as journalism.

As a consultancy, we provide expert advice to organisations looking to improve their skills pipelines, not only recommending solutions, but also helping to institutionalise more effective processes.

As a backbone organisation, we provide tools for the benefit of the whole sector to improve the way organisations in the space sector work together to address common skills challenges.

Free to visit and open to all, The National Archives in Kew is the place to explore 1,000 years of documentary history, from the Medieval period through to the present day.

As the official archive of the UK Government and for England and Wales, The National Archives is home to some of the most important documents in British history and shines a light on aspects of British life from crime and justice, democracy and protest, military and war, art and culture, and identity and citizenship.

Visitors can access documents in the Archive’s Reading Rooms (pre-booking recommended), visit free temporary exhibitions and displays, or simply enjoy the café, shop and grounds.

The Science Fiction Collections at the University of Liverpool is the largest catalogued collection of science fiction materials in Europe. It contains over 35,000 books, 2,500 periodical titles, and the archives of some of the most influential figures of science fiction such as John Wyndham, Olaf Stapledon, and Ellen Datlow. The collection aims to support research into science fiction and to engage audiences with a genre that imagines alternative worlds and future visions.

UKSA supports the Government to boost UK prosperity, understand the Universe, and protect our planet and outer space. (From April 2026, UKSA will be part of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.)