Q&A: Rebecca Evernden on UK space strategy

SpaceNews caught up with Rebecca Evernden, the recently appointed Director of the new UK Space Agency, at Space Comm Expo in London. This interview has been edited for brevity and clarity.

SpaceNews: Which do you see as strategic areas for UKSA to focus on to achieve economic growth and national security for the U. K.

Rebecca Evernden: The reason I said [in a speech earlier] that we need to focus on growth and national security is because these are the outcomes we believe will create the most impact for what we are trying to do in space across government. As you heard the minister say, there are four areas: SATCOM, launch, in-orbit servicing and manufacturing and space domain awareness). The reason those four have been selected is because they give us the capability to do what we need to do in space.