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Launching Of The Scottish Space Strategy Reveals 20,000 Jobs And Other Positive Issues

October 27, 2021

Cover image courtesy of Clyde Space

The Scottish Space Strategy has some ambitious plans that include the creation of 20,000 jobs; publishing of a new strategy to secure a £4 billion share of the global space market for the Scottish economy; and the Scottish Space Strategy sets out plans to develop a network of satellite launch sites, pursue green technologies and build on existing strengths in data analysis and research.


A collaboration between the Scottish Government and its enterprise agencies, industry group Space Scotland and the Scottish Space Academic Forum, its main aims include:

  • Positioning Scotland as a global leader for commercial space developments.
  • Establishing a range of managed launch and orbital services, supporting the largest launch capability in Europe.
  • Developing a world-leading environmental strategy for Scotland’s space industry, from reducing emissions to supporting the use of satellite data for environmental monitoring.
  • Building Scotland’s international economic opportunities through increased exports and target inward investment to plug critical gaps in capability.
Ivan McKee


While launching the plan virtually at Expo 2020 Dubai, Business Minister Ivan McKee said, “The Scottish Space Strategy demonstrates the determination of our space community to work together to deliver this ambitious agenda. Our aims are clear — we want to achieve a £4 billion share of the global space market, deliver a dedicated launch capability as early as next year and create 20,000 jobs in the sector by 2030. We will broaden the diversity of the sector, increase its sustainability, exports and inward investment, and enhance education to inspire the next generation of space industry workers. The potential for the sector is enormous. Our targets are similarly ambitious and I am confident we can achieve them.”

Craig Clark MBE FREng


Chair of Space Scotland Craig Clark added, “This strategy represents a landmark in the development of the Scottish space sector and looks to build from the impressive growth and momentum the sector has demonstrated over the past decade. This strategy sets out a framework for growth, making Scotland an end-to-end space system provider for the rapidly expanding global market. We have a young, dynamic community of space companies in Scotland and are ready to take the Scottish space sector to the next level.”

Iain Woodhouse


Scottish Space Academic Forum Chair Professor Iain Woodhouse stated, “We are fully behind this exciting initiative. It will be the new talent and scientific innovation coming out of Scottish higher education institutions that forms the bedrock of the Scottish space sector and we are ready to step up and fulfill that role to ensure the strategy is a success.”

Filed Under: Analysis / Reports, Building, Business Moves, Collaboration, Development, Funding, Research

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