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“For Stevenage to be the centre of the
UK’s major space activities has taken
long term investment and commitment
– plus the entire team working together
whatever is thrown at us. Having the
Prime Minister open our new £35 million
headquarters was fantastic recognition
that we are home to world leading
capability and expertise. We have been
in Stevenage for more than 70 years, our
factory originally made aircraft space
parts, and with exciting projects coming
up such as the Sample Fetch Rover that
will help bring samples back from Mars,
and the UK’s future Skynet 6A military
communications satellite we intend to be
here and growing for many years to come.
“A great example of this is our STEM
Discovery Centre – a partnership with
North Herts College and Herts LEP,
where students come for interactive
sessions to inspire them into science
and engineering careers. Since being
opened by astronaut Tim Peake in 2017
it is estimated that more than 27,000 key
stage 2 students will have visited by 2022
with many having seen the ExoMars rover
prototypes in action in our Mars yard,” he
continued.
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