New spacecraft factory will create thousands of jobs

One giant “leap forward” for the UK space industry and a beacon of “manufacturing excellence” for the sector, is how a new multi-million pound factory in Gloucestershire has been described.

Dear readers,

We had a big read planned today courtesy of a friend of The Raikes Journal, Ian Mean - a big interview with the boss of Gloucestershire County Council.

But we’ve chosen to hold that until Monday and run with the story below about a multi million pound investment in the form of a new factory serving the UK’s space industry - right here in Gloucestershire.

It means that parts for future spacecraft and satellites will be made right here in the county. It will ‘transform’ the way they are made, in fact. It’s an investment expected to create a serious amount of jobs and apprenticeships too.

Best regards,

Andrew Merrell (editor).

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