{"id":5231,"date":"2023-10-10T12:29:32","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T12:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/stemnation\/?page_id=5231"},"modified":"2025-09-25T20:56:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T20:56:13","slug":"space","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/stemnation\/space\/","title":{"rendered":"Space Careers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" data-attachment-id=\"5455\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/stemnation\/space\/pexels-felix-mittermeier-956981\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2023\/10\/26123041\/pexels-felix-mittermeier-956981.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1260,709\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"pexels-felix-mittermeier-956981\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2023\/10\/26123041\/pexels-felix-mittermeier-956981-300x169.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2023\/10\/26123041\/pexels-felix-mittermeier-956981-1024x576.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2023\/10\/26123041\/pexels-felix-mittermeier-956981-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2023\/10\/26123041\/pexels-felix-mittermeier-956981-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2023\/10\/26123041\/pexels-felix-mittermeier-956981-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2023\/10\/26123041\/pexels-felix-mittermeier-956981-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2023\/10\/26123041\/pexels-felix-mittermeier-956981-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2023\/10\/26123041\/pexels-felix-mittermeier-956981.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Careers in the Space industry are taking off in Scotland, with one fifth of all UK space sector jobs based in Scotland. These jobs represent an exciting opportunity for our young people. Scotland is becoming a vital hub for the space industry &#8211; Scotland hosts five of the seven planned spaceports in the UK, with planning approval for three and two in construction phases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To give you an insight into space career pathways, we\u2019ve pulled together some of the key websites, facts and reports into one place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Facts<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"293\" data-attachment-id=\"5458\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/stemnation\/space\/pexels-pixabay-256379\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2023\/10\/26123651\/pexels-pixabay-256379.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1260,1229\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"pexels-pixabay-256379\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2023\/10\/26123651\/pexels-pixabay-256379-300x293.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2023\/10\/26123651\/pexels-pixabay-256379-1024x999.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2023\/10\/26123651\/pexels-pixabay-256379-300x293.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2023\/10\/26123651\/pexels-pixabay-256379-300x293.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2023\/10\/26123651\/pexels-pixabay-256379-1024x999.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2023\/10\/26123651\/pexels-pixabay-256379-768x749.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2023\/10\/26123651\/pexels-pixabay-256379-800x780.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2023\/10\/26123651\/pexels-pixabay-256379.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The number of space businesses in Scotland has increased by more than 65% since 2016<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>By 2030, Space Scotland expects the national sector workforce to increase fivefold.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scotland&#8217;s space sector delivers substantial economic benefits from jobs in data and manufacturing in Edinburgh and Glasgow to skilled positions at a spaceport and ground station in the Shetland Isles.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Last year, Scotland launched the world\u2019s first ever Sustainable Space Roadmap to encourage responsible growth and set us on the path to becoming the greenest space sector in the world.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Scottish Space Sustainability Roadmap is intended to minimise environmental impact as much as possible to make activities compatible with Scotland\u2019s ambitions to reach net zero by 2045.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Glasgow produces the highest number of small satellites anywhere in Europe.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There are 183 space organisations located in Scotland employing 8,568 workers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scottish space organisations are active primarily in space manufacturing followed closely by space applications.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scotland\u2019s space manufacturing generates almost a third [\u00a3529m] of the UK\u2019s total Gross Value Added (GVA) in this segment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scottish space industry income was \u00a3254m in 2017\/18 &#8211; 14% of the UK\u2019s total space industry contribution.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At the moment, GVA per employee is estimated at \u00a3144,000, this is 2.5 times the United Kingdom\u2019s average labour productivity.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The University of Strathclyde\u2019s Scottish Space School sees 80 students attend a week-long summer programme to engage the next generation of space talent.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key websites<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/news\/scottish-space-strategy-launched\/\"><strong>Scottish Space Strategy launched<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacescotland.org\/\"><strong>SpaceScotland&nbsp; Scotland. The Place For Space.<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aac-clyde.space\/\"><strong>AAC Clyde Space&nbsp; Small Satellite Spacecraft Providers<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/saxavord.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/SaxaVord-Education-Strategy-2022.pdf\"><strong>SaxaVord UK Space Port<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strath.ac.uk\/engineering\/scottishspaceschool\/\"><strong>Scottish Space School<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stem.org.uk\/esero\"><strong>ESERO Homepage (stem.org.uk)<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/techfest.org.uk\/space-into-energy\"><strong>Space into Energy (techfest.org.uk)<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reports<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/news\/supporting-scotlands-space-ambitions\/\"><strong>Supporting Scotland&#8217;s space ambitions<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacescotland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Space-Sustainability-A-Roadmap-for-Scotland-Compressed.pdf\"><strong>Space Sustainability Roadmap for Scotland<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/shetland-enters-new-frontier-as-uk-space-industry-leader\"><strong>Shetland enters new frontier as UK space industry leader<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/policies\/manufacturing\/space-sector\/\"><strong>Scottish Government &#8211; Manufacturing &#8211; Space Sector<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sdi.co.uk\/business-in-scotland\/find-your-industry\/digital-and-technology-industries\/space-tech\"><strong>Scottish Development International &#8211; Space industry in Scotland<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottish-enterprise-mediacentre.com\/news\/scotlands-space-sector-set-to-become-greenest-on-earth\"><strong>Scotland\u2019s space sector set to become greenest on Earth<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pathways and careers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apprenticeships.scot\/browse-frameworks\/foundation-apprenticeships\/engineering\/individual\/\"><strong>Apprenticeships | Engineering &#8211; Foundation Apprenticeship | Individuals<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myworldofwork.co.uk\/my-career-options\/job-profiles\/aerospace-engineer\"><strong>Skills Development Scotland My World of Work Aerospace Engineer<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacescotland.org\/resources\/\"><strong>Resources \u00b7 Space Scotland<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" data-attachment-id=\"5482\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/stemnation\/space\/pexels-pixabay-2156\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2023\/10\/26124736\/pexels-pixabay-2156.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1260,834\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"pexels-pixabay-2156\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2023\/10\/26124736\/pexels-pixabay-2156-300x199.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2023\/10\/26124736\/pexels-pixabay-2156-1024x678.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2023\/10\/26124736\/pexels-pixabay-2156-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2023\/10\/26124736\/pexels-pixabay-2156-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2023\/10\/26124736\/pexels-pixabay-2156-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2023\/10\/26124736\/pexels-pixabay-2156-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2023\/10\/26124736\/pexels-pixabay-2156-800x530.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2023\/10\/26124736\/pexels-pixabay-2156.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Careers in the Space industry are taking off in Scotland, with one fifth of all UK space sector jobs based in Scotland. These jobs represent an exciting opportunity for our young people. Scotland is becoming a vital hub for the space industry &#8211; Scotland hosts five of the seven planned spaceports in the UK, with planning approval for three and two in construction phases. To give you an insight into<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/stemnation\/space\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":63635,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5231","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/stemnation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/stemnation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/stemnation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/stemnation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/63635"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/stemnation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5231"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/stemnation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5231\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8539,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/stemnation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5231\/revisions\/8539"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/stemnation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}