Impact assessment

The North Star Metric: Investment outcomes from UK Space Agency funding

The UK Space Agency works to ensure that its investment in space benefits the UK. The North Star Metric measures the total value of investment and income the Agency helps the UK space sector to raise.

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The North Star Metric: Investment outcomes from UK Space Agency funding - PDF

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The report finds evidence that the UK Space Agency is driving significant impacts in terms of the value of investment and income it brings into the sector.

An assessment of both national programmes and investment delivered through the European Space Agency found clear evidence of a link between Agency funding and new investment and income in the UK space sector, while many programmes are at early stages of delivery and the extent of impact is still developing.

Published 3 May 2024