Investment in Scottish space industry is welcome news for Prestwick

The recent announcement of a £14.7 million investment in a Glasgow-based satellite company, creating more than 260 jobs, is welcome news for the Scottish space industry as a whole, but particularly Prestwick, where plans are gathering pace to establish Scotland’s first horizontal launch Spaceport. On a visit to Spire Global, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced the company has received one of the largest funding packages ever provided by Scottish Enterprise. …

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