know.space were commissioned to support UKSA in the collation, collection and reporting of North Star Metric data. The scope for this study included all relevant national programmes and selected European Space Agency (ESA) programmes, and used a mix of primary and secondary research to collect evidence on Metric impacts. It is an exploratory study and represents the first comprehensive effort to measure North Star Metric outcomes across UKSA.

The definitive source of information on the UK space sector, covering income, employment, R&D activity, regional analysis, and an assessment of wider UK GDP supported by satellite services.

This evaluation focused on the impact of the UK’s national funding for processing and analysing data from the Gaia mission, considering scientific impact as well as impacts on UK competitiveness and reputation, skills and inspiration, and innovation.

Commissioned by the UK Space Agency and as part of a Technopolis Group led consortium, know.space worked to develop a monitoring and evaluation framework for the UK’s investments into the European Space Agency (ESA) at the 2019 ESA Council of Ministers, and evaluate impact of these investments to date.