A new conference facility that will showcase the global impact of European space activities is being built in the UK.
The centre – due to be completed in winter 2022– will form part of ESA’s European Centre for Space Applications and Telecommunications (ECSAT), which is based at Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire.
Backed by the UK Space Agency, the facility is being built by UK firm Amiri Construction.
It will serve as a focal point to promote space-based collaboration and innovation, hosting events that highlight to a global audience the role of space activities in the UK, Europe and across the world.
The centre is set to add to ESA’s existing contributions to Harwell’s thriving community of commercial, public and academic enterprises.
Driven by the booming UK space industry, the campus is undergoing rapid expansion. The conference facility will support this growth by reinforcing ties across Harwell’s health, quantum, energy and space clusters.
The centre will provide cutting-edge, adaptable meeting facilities, including a conference hall for 300 people that can be sub-divided into smaller rooms and two meeting rooms for 25 people, as well as breakout areas, exhibition space, dedicated rooms for interpreters, and catering facilities.