A blockbuster cast of industry leaders debate the UK’s new space strategy with invited guests live at the Harwell Campus. What do they all think about the government as a procurer and facilitator of private growth capital? Why does Sam Adlen argue that the strategy lacks forward-looking economic ambition? What are the real benefits of alignment between DSIT, MOD and UKSA, as well as the explicit decision to prioritise four capability pillars – Satcoms, space domain awareness (SDA), ISAM and launch?

Join Jonners and his guests as they debate how Government procurement, private capital and a “one-sector” coalition can turn strategic intent into binding contracts and global scale-ups.

Contributors:

Dr Alice Bunn, Co-Director, UK Space Agency

Sam Adlen, Co-CEO, Space Solar

Andrew Stanniland, Managing Director, MDA Space UK

Dr Barbara Ghinelli, Director of Innovation Clusters & Harwell Campus

Dr Sarah Beardsley, Director, RAL Space

Jonathan Davies, The Kármán Line

Key topics covered:

Live panel reaction to the UK Space Strategy at Harwell Campus

State of the Space Nation 2026 report

One Government approach vs One Sector execution

Prioritising the four capability pillars

Economic growth logic

Rebooting execution: Contracts, anchor customers, and £7.8B committed spend

UK Space and Defence Gateway launch & Investor Council

Discovery science vs. short-term applied research (RAL Space / UKRI)

Taking a VC portfolio approach to deep-tech risks & scaling

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How does winning the UK Space Agency's Active Debris Removal (UK ADR) contract position ClearSpace to capture defunct satellites? How do their multi-arm robotics and advanced machine-learning algorithms match up to the task? How does active debris removal establish a long-term national capability and commercial service layer in space? And what does a transition from R&D grants to major anchor contracts mean for hyper-scaling UK In-Orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing (ISAM)?

Join Jonners as he talks with Rob Atchison, Managing Director of ClearSpace UK, about active debris capture, cross-domain defence resilience, and setting firm foundations for ISAM across Europe.

Contributors:

Jonathan Davies, The Karman Line

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The Karman Line | Website

Rob Atchison, Managing Director, ClearSpace UK

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Key topics covered:

• The UK Active Debris Removal (UK ADR) mission
• Robotic multi-arm capture of non-cooperative, defunct satellites
• In-orbit inspection, station-keeping, hardware replacement, and deorbiting
• Transitioning from R&D grants to government anchor procurement contracts
• In-Orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing (ISAM)
• Unlocking institutional private capital & venture hyper-scaling
• Orbital resilience for essential terrestrial infrastructure (maritime, healthcare)
• Cross-domain space defence (UK Space Command) & soft power
• Designing future satellites for modularity, servicing, and recycling

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How does Metalysis strip oxygen as a captured gas from metal oxides and convert the oxide into pure metal alloys? How will this help us to supply life support for lunar bases or create rocket propellant for deep-space refuelling? Once the oxygen is stripped away how can the remaining metal alloys be repurposed for 3D-printed infrastructure, landing pads or road surfaces? And how can Metalysis’ research help regolith inks to print electronic components directly in space?

Join Jonners as he talks with Nitesh Shah, Director CEO, and Ian Mellor, Managing Director of Metalysis, about the extraction of lunar oxygen, high-performance engine alloys and domestic supply chain resilience. Find out how a UK company is pioneering technologies that will allow future exploration missions to “live off the land”.

Contributors:

Jonathan Davies, The Karman Line

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The Karman Line | Website

Nitesh Shah, Director CEO, Metalysis

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Ian Mellor, Managing Director, Metalysis

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Metalysis | LinkedIn

Key topics covered:

• Solid-state Cambridge FFC process & electrochemical oxide reduction
• In-situ resource utilization (ISRU) on the Moon
• Extracting ~95% oxygen yield from aluminosilicate lunar regolith
• Regolith metal byproducts for lunar roads, landing pads, and construction
• AI and machine-learning-driven alloy discovery
• Sovereign production of C-103 (niobium-hafnium) rocket engine alloy
• Clean, energy-efficient domestic titanium production vs. traditional Kroll processing
• In-space 3D printing, conductive regolith inks, and electronics manufacturing
• Transitioning from R&D to commercial midstream manufacturing

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