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title: "Scottish Space Strategy – A Quick Overview"
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# Scottish Space Strategy – A Quick Overview

Scotland’s space sector has established capabilities which include: satellite manufacturing; rocket manufacturing; launch facilities; and research and data analysis.

The number of space businesses in Scotland has increased by more than 65% since 2016 and the sector proportionately employs over twice as many people in Scotland as the rest of the UK.

![](https://i0.wp.com/newspaceeconomy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/img_0834-1.jpg?resize=696%2C984&ssl=1)

*Source: A Strategy For Space In Scotland*

In October 2021, the Scottish Government published *A Strategy for Space in Scotland.* The goals of the strategy are as follows:

- Developing the space sector such that it delivers an annual contribution to the Scottish economy in excess of f4bn and 20,000 jobs by 2030.
- 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 targeted inward investment to plug critical gaps in capability.

The strategy identifies six high-level areas where specific plans need to be researched and developed in order to support the lofty goals laid out in the document.

![](https://i0.wp.com/newspaceeconomy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/img_0831.jpg?resize=696%2C984&ssl=1)

[Download full document](https://newspaceeconomy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/a_strategy_for_space_in_scotland.pdf)

Source: [Scottish Government](https://www.gov.scot/news/scottish-space-strategy-launched/)