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APM International Space Sector Interest Network

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Welcome to the APM International Space Sector Interest Network.

Ready to make a difference? Dive into our network and become part of something truly special. Whether you're passionate about volunteering, seeking valuable resources on the International Space Sector, or eager to network with like minded project professionals at our exciting events, there's a place for you here.

Volunteer opportunities await. Join us to create positive change! From webinars to networking events, there are countless ways you can contribute your time and skills to make a difference.

Discover valuable resources. Empower yourself with knowledge and tools to drive progress forward. Explore our resources below filled with insightful articles, practical guides, and useful tools designed to support your career.

Our purpose?
We want to create an international forum that brings together individuals from across the international space sector, sharing best practices, exchanging knowledge, facilitating discussions and events, and supporting capability building. Together, we will enhance the management and delivery of space projects and programmes.

What do we do?
We provide a collaborative open forum for those working in or curious about the international space sector. This forum brings together organisations and individuals from across the globe to share knowledge and expertise on project management standards within the sector.

We inform our members by highlighting some of the biggest programmes, projects, and technologies used in the sector, both regionally and internationally. We are also working to improve diversity within the space sector by engaging with underrepresented groups such as women and young people.

Our diverse community of senior leaders, academics, and professionals collectively facilitate improvements to project, programme, and portfolio management in the international space sector.

What do we offer our followers?
We provide regular opportunities for those working in or interested in the international space sector to connect with like-minded individuals. Whether through webinars or in-person meet-ups, we offer platforms for engagement, learning, networking, and career advancement.

How to get involved?
Our diverse community is open to both those working within and those interested in project, programme and portfolio management across the international space sector. We invite professionals of all types to join us — senior leaders, academics, industry and space agency professionals. We aim to reach as wide a group as possible, so please get in touch.

Network Founder and UK Government Advisor to the European Space Agency Martina Blake explains: “Our goal is to facilitate a diverse and inclusive international forum that collectively advances project management worldwide. Together we will provide a vital platform for collaboration, forging a multilateral alliance among space agencies, governments, industry, and academia."

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Events

Virtual Meetup: industry highlights of 2024, looking ahead

2 December 2024

Review of the year 2024: in space, and some of the groups highlights, and reflections on the year ahead in 2025.

News

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Collaboration in Space – APM speaks to Martina Blake, UK Government Advisor at the European Space Agency (ESA)
As the founder of APM’s International Space Sector Interest Network Martina Blake speaks to APM about the challenges facing the space sector, including the skills gap, changes she would like to take place, including seeing more women working in the space sector, and the importance of having an internationally focused project delivery forum for the space sector.
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International Space Sector Interest Network launch webinar
The network's founding story, its vision and objectives, highlighting the economic impact of the UK space sector and future growth opportunities, and providing an overview of project management methodologies used across the space sector.

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Making space for women
Here in the UK, I head up the UK Space Agency’s Office for Project and Programme Management. Founded in 2010, the Agency is at the heart of the growing space sector in the UK. It delivers on key ambitions set out in the UK’s National Space Strategy by catalysing investment into the space sector, delivering missions and capabilities, and championing the power of space to improve services across the economy and inspire the next generation. The Agency also manages the UK’s investments in, and membership of, the European Space Agency (ESA), an inter-governmental organisation independent of the European Union.