Space industry of Scotland

In May 2021, the Space industry of Scotland consisted of 173 space companies operating across Scotland. These include spacecraft manufacturers, launch providers, downstream data analyzers, and research organisations. The Scottish Space Strategy published in 2021 set the ambition for the sector to contribute £4 billion to the Scottish economy.

Recognised as a European leader in space technology, Scotland builds more satellites than any other European country. Space Scotland, a not for profit organisation supported by Scottish Enterprise, claim that this is possible due to "entreprenerialism, technical expertise in miniaturisation of satellites and support from Scottish universities". Scotland's space industry contribute research and projects to other agencies, including NASA and the European Space Agency.

In 2017/18 it was estimated that the space industry in Scotland employed approximately 8,000 people with an annual growth rate of 12% between 2013 and 2018. London Economics published a report projecting £2billion in income for Scotland's space cluster by 2030. Scottish space industry jobs represent almost 1 in 5 of all UK space industry employment.

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