Space-related Facilities in Scotland

Welcome to the Infrastructure and Facilities Working Group space capabilities database. This interactive portal maps the facilities and capabilities across Scotland that have been identified as space-related to support the sector.

The data collected for this report was made up of publicly available information and interviews from academia and industry. If you see missing or incorrect data, please contact: infrastructure@spacescotland.org

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Facility name Capability Location
Glasgow Caledonian University Bespoke Manufacturing, Data and Computing, Sensing and Imaging Glasgow
Higgs Centre for Innovation EMC / RF, Thermal Testing, Vacuum, Vibration Edinburgh
Leonardo UK EMC / RF, Shock, Thermal Testing, Vibration Edinburgh
National Manufacturing Institute Scotland – AFRC Materials Testing, Metrology, Optical, Subtractive Manufacturing Renfrew
National Manufacturing Institute Scotland – Netherton Additive Manufacturing, Composites, Materials Testing, Metrology, Optical, Subtractive Manufacturing Paisley
University of Glasgow: Integrated Space and Exploration Technologies Laboratory Acoustic, Bespoke Manufacturing, Cleanrooms, Materials Testing, Optical, Space Environment Testing, Vibration Glasgow
University of Glasgow: Plume-regolith interation facility Lunar/Planetary Environment, Vacuum Glasgow
University of Glasgow: Quantum Enabled Position, Navigation and Timing Optical, Quantum Technology Glasgow
University of Glasgow: Space and Exploration Technology (Govan) Lunar/Planetary Environment, Materials Testing, Vacuum Govan
University of Glasgow: Space and Exploration Technology at Machlab Propulsion testing Machrihanish
University of Strathclyde: Advanced Materials Research Laboratory Materials Testing, Thermal Testing Glasgow
University of Strathclyde: Aerospace Centre of Excellence Avionics, Data and Computing Glasgow
University of Strathclyde: Centre for Signal and Image Processing Sensing and Imaging Glasgow
University of the West of Scotland: AVCN Research Institute Data and Computing, EMC / RF Paisley
University of the West of Scotland: Institute of Thin Films, Sensors and Imaging Additive Manufacturing, Bespoke Manufacturing, Data and Computing, Sensing and Imaging Paisley