A new 45,000 ft²space manufacturing facility that is expected to create 2000 jobs has opened in Hardwicke, Gloucester, marking a milestone for the UK’s space industry capabilities. The Advanced Composites Manufacturing Enterprise, led by iCOMAT, a spin-out company from the University of Bristol, received £4.8m of funding from the UK Space Agency’s Space Clusters Infrastructure Fund to establish the facility. The opening event welcomed representatives from the UK Space Agency, European Space Agency and international space sector leaders such as Orbex, Lockheed Martin and Thales Alenia Space.

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