Dr. Graham Turnock | |
|---|---|
| Chief Executive Officer of the UK Space Agency | |
| In office March 2017 – September 2021 | |
| Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
Graham Turnock is a British physicist who served as the chief executive officer of the UK Space Agency from March 2017 to September 2021.[1]
Career[edit]
Turnock holds a PhD in Particle Physics from Cambridge University for his work at European Organization for Nuclear Research.[2] For 15 years, he worked in HM Treasury, notably as leader of the Transport Spending Team.[3] Before joining the UK Space Agency as chief executive officer, Turnock served as Director of Better Regulation in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.[4]
Turnock served as the chief executive officer of the UK Space Agency from March 2017[5] to September 2021. During this time, he attempted to gain closer relationships with the Australian Space Agency via Sabre, a synergetic air-breathing rocket engine under development by British company Reaction Engines.[6]
During Brexit negotiations, he warned that if the United Kingdom was expelled from the Galileo program, it would set it back by years and cost the European Union billions.[7]
Cycling career[edit]
Graham Turnock has won the Grace Blackman Cup in 2017
Personal life[edit]
Turnock serves as a trustee of the Youth Hostels Association.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "UK 'stands ready to play full part in European Space Agency'". Belfasttelegraph.co.uk – via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
- ^ "The Inaugural Space Panel: Generating Impact within the General Public | University of Oxford". www.ox.ac.uk.
- ^ "FIA Connect 2020 | Farnborough". FIA Connect 2020 | Farnborough.
- ^ https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/725915/AnnualReport17-18.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Dr Graham Turnock". GOV.UK.
- ^ "United Kingdom Space Agency aiming for supersonic aircraft from 2030". www.naratek.com.
- ^ "EU Cold Shoulders The UK Over Brexit". iExpats. 26 April 2018.
- ^ "Graham Turnock | YHA Board of Trustees". YHA. Retrieved 16 January 2021.