Space Park Leicester’s first year – moments to remember and the next phase of development
Space Park Leicester, the city’s hub for space research and innovation, is celebrating a year of unprecedented successes as it marks the first anniversary of its opening. It comes as a new ‘Space City’ cluster is launched in Leicester that will create one of the largest and most connected Enterprise Zones for space-related activities in the UK.
Officially opened by British astronaut Tim Peake in March 2022, Space Park Leicester is a unique single-site science and innovation park dedicated to – and specifically designed for – space-related companies and researchers, covering enterprise, innovation and teaching.
Space Park Leicester will continue to build on the space science heritage of the University of Leicester and increasing its collaboration with industry, national and international partners. Its ambition for the future is captured by a growing science portfolio and plans to physically expand into a commercially focused additional phase of Space Park Leicester called Digital Space Futures. This film reflects on the past year and provides a glimpse of the next phase of Space Park Leicester’s development.