Angela enjoyed being back at Surrey Satellite Technology Limited learning about all the amazing work being done by this company on Surrey Research Park in Guildford. They have long been putting Guildford on the space map and their work has attracted government funding as recently as late last year.
Many of the exciting projects they are working on are contributing to British exports and providing valuable data in areas such as climate change. Angela met with the team heard about the market conditions they are facing; she will be reinforcing a number of points with ministers in the coming weeks.
It was also Angela’s first visit to Airbus in Guildford, who interpret some of the data SSTL satellites provide. Angela was able to meet some of the technicians as they demonstrated some of the uses of the data. Many people in Guildford may not be aware of the cutting-edge technology being built, exported and applied just down the road and it is an industry we should be proud of.