Will #HS2 be useful? Yes. Will it cost >£100B? Yes. Could we upgrade whole of GB rail infra for <10% of that by redesigning #signalling? Yes. So why not?
#HS2 is shovel-ready. Ready to deliver a new railway which also upgrades 3 major lines. Ready to provide more seats on more trains. Ready to level-up the country by creating jobs and growth all along the route. Find out why other options cannot provide the benefits of HS2.
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Will #HS2 be useful? Yes. Will it cost >£100B? Yes. Could we upgrade whole of GB rail infra for <10% of that by redesigning #signalling? Yes. So why not?
#HS2 is shovel-ready. Ready to deliver a new railway which also upgrades 3 major lines. Ready to provide more seats on more trains. Ready to level-up the country by creating jobs and growth all along the route. Find out why other options cannot provide the benefits of HS2.
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The Satellite Applications Catapult today announces that John Abbott has been appointed as our new CEO. John joins us from the Real Estate Registry, Saudi Arabia, and has a background in geospatial tech, digital transformation, and supporting start-ups: ow.ly/QHl550PpMYs
Fair piece about #space on @BBCMoreOrLess shows an even stronger message is “space is just 0.3% of UK GDP but supports 18% of it”, similar to how internet supports wider economy. 👍🇬🇧🛰 @SpaceEconomics@seraphim_space
Are you working on #pnt in the UK defence sector? The Royal Institute of Navigation are hosting a seminar on Defence PNT. (details on the link below).
In addition to experienced and senior professionals the event is open to early…lnkd.in/e9jcheR3lnkd.in/ewttqRTr
We are now hearing from our final panel:
@GeorgeFreemanMP, Minister of State @SciTechgovuk
Rebecca Evernden, Director, Space Directorate @SciTechgovuk
ALT Photograph of George Freeman MP, Minister of State, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, and Rebecca Evernden, Director, Space Directorate, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, giving oral evidence to the Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Committee.
Delighted that @cabinetofficeuk has wasted no time in changing former @beisgovuk space ambition to “build the world’s most innovative space economy” as UK’s vision 🇬🇧🛰🥇 #spaceUK@spacegovuk
The UK is at the forefront of space exploration, with 47,000 experts in the sector🚀
The Cabinet Secretary visited @spacegovuk to speak to their scientists and engineers about how they are delivering on the Government's ambition to build the world's most innovative space economy
On this day last year, the National Space Strategy was launched outlining the govt’s long-term plans for the UK space sector, including building on manufacturing and technological capacity, attracting investment, and working internationally. 🚀 1/14
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The NOAA SWPC expects the M1.6 CME to arrive after midday tomorrow, Monday 11 October.
A moderate G2 (Kp6) geomagnetic storm watch is in effect for tomorrow evening. CME effects should persist into Tuesday, 12 October and could be followed by the onset of a coronal hole stream.