The most significant benefit of space exploration is not just what we discover in the stars, but how space technologies are transforming life on Earth. From revolutionising agriculture to improving weather forecasting, innovations like geospatial data are already solving critical challenges—monitoring energy grids, predicting crop infestations, and modelling natural disasters to enhance supply chain resilience.
For the United Kingdom and the United States, deepening cooperation in space technologies offers an unparalleled opportunity to lead in exploration while delivering transformative solutions to Earth-bound problems. By co-ordinating on satellite communications, climate monitoring, and remote sensing, both nations can drive economic resilience and global stability.
At Future Planet Capital, we connect the world’s biggest investors with the brightest minds to solve global challenges profitably. We proudly support companies like Oxford Space Systems and Geospatial Insights — UK-based pioneers using space technologies for Earth-bound solutions. These companies are shaping industries such as agriculture and environmental monitoring, showing how space innovations can create scalable, impactful results.
The intersection of space and AI is an exciting frontier. Following President Trump’s announcement of a $550 billion investment in AI, we’re increasingly interested in how space technologies—such as Starlink and surveillance satellites—are enhancing life on Earth. These innovations provide global internet connectivity, improve security, and enable real-time data gathering and monitoring. In many ways, space technology today is becoming as essential as the internet once was—ubiquitous, with so much of what happens on Earth directly connected to the insights we gain from space.
Transatlantic collaboration in space technologies is key to advancing these innovations. By combining the US’s investment scale and the UK’s research excellence, the two nations can lead the way in space exploration while benefiting industries on Earth. Together, the UK and US can establish global standards in space policy, security, and sustainability, ensuring the continued impact of space technologies for generations to come.
Douglas Hansen-Luke
Executive Chair, Future Planet Capital
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