It’s official: Here at the Defence Academy, the sky is no longer the limit.
Following Air Vice-Marshal Paul Godfrey’s announcement, we are delighted to welcome the UK’s Space Academy into our orbit here at the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom.
From late 2024, the UK’s capability for delivering space training and education will be based here at Shrivenham Station. With the domains of land, air, sea, and cyber already represented at the world-class provider of professional defence and security education, the Space Academy is the Defence Academy’s final piece of the puzzle.
Delivering space training to UK defence, industry, academia, and international partners, the Space Academy will be a cutting-edge hub of activity. Providing a range of courses, it will help the UK meet emerging space requirements, upskilling the UK’s future space workforce, and keeping us ahead of the curve.
With plans to renovate areas of the Heaviside building, the Space Academy will be housed alongside the Defence Cyber Academy, meaning the two can work together to exchange knowledge, skills, and best practices.
On the news, Chief Executive and Commandant of the Defence Academy UK, Maj Gen Andrew Roe said:
Commander of UK Space Command, Air Vice-Marshal Paul Godfrey said:
Upskilling the UK’s future space workforce is a key focus of the National Space Strategy.