Ambition, knowledge and opportunity were the main themes of the debate “Space Growth Agenda: a plan for continued growth, jobs and innovation opportunities” on Thursday in the Space Zone at the Farnborough airshow.

Speakers included Lord Stephen Green, UK Minister for Trade and Investment, Catherine Mealing-Jones, UK Space Agency Director of Growth, Applications and EU Pogrammes, Magali Vaissière, ESA Director of Telecommunications and Integrated Applications, Volker Leibig, ESA Director of Earth Observation, Keith Robson, University of Surrey Director of Research and Enterprise Support, and Richard Peckham, Chair of UKspace and ADS Vice-President.