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Portsmouth Hosts UK Space Sector Regional Community Event

We hosted the UK space sector's regional community event in November, and with Portsmouth home to the Royal Navy for more than 800 years, it seemed fitting to focus on space tech for defence and security.

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The first day included a drinks reception at HMS Nelson with a talk from Lt Cmdr Adam Egeland-Jensen on navy navigation, past, present and future.

The University of Portsmouth's Future Technologies Centre was the setting for Day 2 and a series of talks, panels and activities from across the space and defence industries.

The UK Space Agency outlined their commitment to regional space cluster growth and we heard from organisations including Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) and the Solent Maritime Enterprise Zone on defence opportunities for space technology.

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