The space industry could bring hundreds of jobs to Scotland’s industrial heartlands

SPACECRAFT will be mass-produced “like cars” at a factory that could bring hundreds of jobs to Scotland’s beleaguered industrial heartland by the end of the decade.

Clyde Space plans to manufacture up to 100 satellites each month within the next few years at a purpose-built site in Glasgow.

The firm, which designed and built the first Scottish satellite, is gearing up for an expansion starting next year, when it expects to more than double its monthly construction rates to 10.

Staffing levels at the company have risen by 100% annually over the past few years and the workforce is now 75 to meet “exponential” demand.

Interest is rising further following the completion last month of the inaugural mission of Scotland’s first satellite.

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