Project partners

British Library

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.

European Space Policy Institute

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.

Freeman Air and Space Institute

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.

RAF Fylingdales

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.

Science Museum

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.

Space Skills Alliance

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.

The Science Fiction Collections at the University of Liverpool

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.

UK Space Agency

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.)