00:01From keeping spacecraft at the right temperature to sending information by laser,
00:05North East organisations are developing technologies for the space industry.
00:08Their work will be presented to potential international customers and partners at Space Tech Expo Europe in Bremen,
00:14where Space North East England is bringing businesses and universities together under one regional pavilion.
00:21We are one of 11 funded space clusters by UK Space Agency,
00:25and our role is to grow the space economy within the region,
00:29increase the number of businesses that we have, increase the number of jobs that we have in the space sector.
00:34So it's an ongoing endeavour. So we've been kind of within this sector for 14 years now.
00:40We started with a handful of companies and now within the region,
00:44we've got over 81 space related businesses and 1,300 employed in the sector.
00:49So our goal really is to grow that and get more people involved
00:52and helping people understand why space is so important in the region.
00:56So we've got three main areas of focus in the North East.
01:00So one is space domain awareness, the other is resilient communications and the third is earth observation.
01:06So we have real expertise in the region with both our companies and also our research institutions.
01:13So we've got five leading universities looking at kind of specialising in this field.
01:20The North East England Pavilion hosted by Space North East England will run from the 17th to the 19th of
01:25November.
01:26Its exhibitors cover satellite thermal control, optical communications, precision manufacturing, microfluidics and space safety.
01:33Among them are Durham-based Hummingbird Optics, Newcastle's NEL Technologies and Gateshead's Rapid Fluidics.
01:39Other regional firms, including Filtronic and Viper RF, will have their own stands.
01:45Durham University and Northumbria University will also highlight research and skills,
01:50including the £50 million North East Space Skills and Technology Centre,
01:54being developed with Lockheed Martin Space UK and the UK Space Agency.
01:59It's really about putting the North East on an international stage and kind of combining our efforts and having a
02:06regional stand.
02:07It really reduces the cost for our SMEs within the region because sometimes it's really difficult to travel
02:13and sometimes exhibition costs can be really expensive.
02:16So by travelling together as a region, we're combining efforts, putting them on that international stage
02:22in order to promote the assets that we've got in the region and the technologies that we are producing.
02:28Growing our space cluster, having more companies in the region, we're looking at that inward investment opportunity.
02:34So how do we get companies from other countries that are looking to scale and potentially invest in the North
02:40East?
02:40So it's bringing kind of overseas business to the North East and really putting the North East on the map.
02:47Space North East England says it wants the event to lead to new customers, research collaborations,
02:53supply chain partnerships and investment, bringing economic opportunities back to the region.
