Find your Space Series 3: Head of Strategic Communications and Marketing
Find your space: Alex Wheldon
Alex Wheldon is a communications strategist, space advocate, and the Head of Strategic Communications and Marketing at Space Park Leicester.
This pioneering 100 million pound hub at the University of Leicester is dedicated to space research and high-tech innovation. His work sits at the critical intersection of academia, commercial aerospace, and government policy, translating complex engineering and data breakthroughs into compelling narratives that drive the global space economy.
Alex has built a diverse career driving public engagement, regional enterprise growth, and industry alignment for cutting-edge scientific institutions. He frequently represents the UK space sector at premier global platforms, such as Space Tech Expo Europe, advocating for collaborative R&D and high-growth start-ups.
Through his leadership, he continues to connect emerging talent with advanced industry opportunities, helping secure a sustainable pipeline for the next generation of space innovators.
"The space sector doesn't just need physicists and rocket scientists, the space sector needs communicators, lawyers, business people to come and grow and develop the sector alongside the people who are doing the great science. It needs people who can make a career, make an industry out of the space sector with an aim to make the UK a world leader in space."