Snowdonia Spaceport Wales
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<strong>Snowdonia</strong> <strong>Spaceport</strong> <strong>Wales</strong><br />
RAeS – Wednesday 3rd February
Let’s look back<br />
Today in 2050<br />
… we have a come a long way?
Let’s look back…<br />
2016 The UK <strong>Spaceport</strong> contract awarded<br />
to Llanbedr<br />
2020 <strong>Spaceport</strong> opens and the first<br />
tourist flight launches<br />
2022 weekly space trips commence<br />
2023 ‘UK Space Valley’ development<br />
2025 daily flights to Australia launched<br />
2030 mining on the moon commences<br />
2032 UK <strong>Spaceport</strong> wins contract to<br />
support Lunar mining<br />
2040 UK <strong>Spaceport</strong> wins contract to<br />
support first human colony on mars<br />
2045 we celebrate our 10,000 th launch<br />
2050 mining on Mars commences
What have we<br />
achieved?<br />
New high tech industries<br />
spring up<br />
The North <strong>Wales</strong> economy<br />
becomes a key driver for the<br />
Northern Power House<br />
The UK has become the<br />
European centre for space<br />
technology and exploration<br />
rivalling the US<br />
Thousands of<br />
of highly skilled jobs created
Let’s look back<br />
Meanwhile back on Earth…
Why <strong>Wales</strong>?<br />
Direct access to<br />
key decision<br />
makers in<br />
Government<br />
Economic<br />
development is<br />
our top priority<br />
One-stop-shop<br />
for all your<br />
business needs<br />
EZ<br />
Dedicated single<br />
point of contact<br />
Devolved<br />
Government<br />
with a First Minister,<br />
Cabinet and elected<br />
Assembly<br />
Dedicated enterprise<br />
zones
Why <strong>Wales</strong>?<br />
Advanced Manufacturing<br />
• 2,800 companies across the sector<br />
• 147,000 people employed within<br />
manufacturing<br />
• Strengths in automotive, aerospace and<br />
defence<br />
• Toyota’s high value ‘Lean Centre’<br />
• Ford’s £24m Eco-Boost Engine<br />
• Airbus’ fleet wings manufacture
Why <strong>Wales</strong>?<br />
The Aerospace Sector<br />
<strong>Wales</strong> is a centre of<br />
excellence for aerospace<br />
manufacturing and MRO<br />
related activities.<br />
Over 160 companies employ<br />
in excess of 23,000 people.<br />
State-of-the-art facilities<br />
manufacture, supply,<br />
maintain, repair and<br />
overhaul, civil and military<br />
aircraft from around the<br />
world.
Keeping good<br />
company
Why <strong>Wales</strong>?<br />
An established Space Centre<br />
• <strong>Wales</strong> Space Sector Strategy launched at July<br />
2015 UK Space Conference, Liverpool<br />
• Industry led and developed in conjunction<br />
with the Satellite Applications Catapult, Oxford<br />
• World class R&D through <strong>Wales</strong> Academic<br />
Space Partnership – Arc of Innovation<br />
• Strategic sites with airside access including<br />
our unique RPAS environment<br />
<strong>Wales</strong> will support the UK’s goal of<br />
securing 10% of £400 billion 2030<br />
space market.
Why <strong>Wales</strong>?<br />
The <strong>Wales</strong> RPAS Airspace environment<br />
• 7100sqkm of segregated airspace<br />
with no ceiling<br />
• Advanced optical tracking and<br />
telemetry<br />
• Facilitates full scale testing,<br />
training and RPAS flight<br />
demonstrations<br />
• An environment ideally suited for<br />
spaceplane operations<br />
• Excellent working relationship<br />
with MOD with regular activity<br />
use at SAC
Why <strong>Wales</strong>?<br />
<strong>Snowdonia</strong> Aerospace Centre<br />
• Established aerospace centre<br />
• Aviation and military history dating back to 1930<br />
• Existing runway length 2286m - extendable to<br />
3000m<br />
• Coastal location, low population and direct<br />
access to segregated airspace<br />
• Robust safety case<br />
• Master planning and strategic investment in<br />
place<br />
• Existing infrastructure and ultra fast broadband<br />
and enhanced site access
UK <strong>Spaceport</strong><br />
The path of least<br />
resistance<br />
The right<br />
environment with a<br />
strategy in place<br />
7,100 sq km<br />
of segregated<br />
airspace<br />
40<br />
The perfect location,<br />
direct flight path<br />
and 2 back up<br />
runways<br />
40 years<br />
of experience with<br />
established industry<br />
and workforce<br />
7,100 sq km<br />
of segregated<br />
airspace<br />
A beautiful part of<br />
the world to live and<br />
work
Can we deliver?<br />
Our Ability to work<br />
on complex and<br />
technical projects<br />
OF COURSE WE CAN.<br />
Our track record includes:<br />
Wylfa Cardiff Newydd Bay<br />
• Welsh Government working<br />
with UK Government<br />
• Delivered in phases<br />
• Public and private<br />
Public and private<br />
partnership<br />
• Currently<br />
partnership<br />
working<br />
• collaboratively Transformational on a to<br />
strategic South East infrastructure <strong>Wales</strong><br />
project economy £4b<br />
investment<br />
A proven track record in<br />
large scale<br />
infrastructure<br />
development
Why <strong>Wales</strong>?<br />
A beautiful country<br />
• Diverse geography and<br />
a fantastic quality of life<br />
• Natural beautiful place<br />
to live<br />
• School, universities,<br />
shopping<br />
• Affordable housing<br />
• Friendly and welcoming<br />
• Culture
Lets talk<br />
We would be delighted<br />
to welcome you to <strong>Wales</strong><br />
Contact:<br />
Dickie Davis<br />
Deputy Director Advanced<br />
Materials and Manufacturing<br />
07772 630 686<br />
dickie.davis@<strong>Wales</strong>.GSI.gov.uk
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