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Space

This Cross-party group's purpose:

To raise awareness of the importance of the space sector to the Scottish and wider UK economy. To highlight and promote the growing benefits and opportunities arising from Scottish, UK and global investment in space including its pivotal role as a force for good in the global challenge to address climate change. And to encourage, support and strengthen Scotland’s leading role within the global space economy.

Next meeting

Tuesday, April 29, 2025

The next meeting of the CPG on Space will take place on 29 April 2025, 10:00 – 11:30, online.

Get in touch

If you want to get in touch, you can contact Victoria Mills.

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Involved in the group

MSPs, individuals and organisations who participate in and support this group.

Current Members

Colin Beattie

Convener

Party: Scottish National Party

MSP for: Midlothian North and Musselburgh (Constituency)

Jamie Halcro Johnston

Deputy Convener

Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

MSP for: Highlands and Islands (Region)

Carol Mochan

Deputy Convener

Party: Scottish Labour

MSP for: South Scotland (Region)

Beatrice Wishart

Deputy Convener

Party: Scottish Liberal Democrats

MSP for: Shetland Islands (Constituency)

Sharon Dowey

Member

Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

MSP for: South Scotland (Region)

Party: Scottish National Party

MSP for: Cunninghame North (Constituency)

Paul Sweeney

Member

Party: Scottish Labour

MSP for: Glasgow (Region)


Non MSP Individuals

Carol Dew

Organisations

Shetland Space Centre
NMIS
University of Strathclyde
Global Surface Intelligence
The Higgs Centre, STFC
AAC Clyde Space
Department for International Trade UK Govt.
AstroAgency
Highlands and Islands Enterprise
University of Edinburgh
D-CAT
Lockheed Martin
UKspace
HyImpulse UK Ltd
Orbex
Thales Glasgow
Airbus
The Aerospace Corporation UK Ltd
Spire Global UK
ADS Scotland
Niparo
Celestia Global
Skyrora
Institute of Physics 
Think Tank Maths
CGI
Brodies LLP
Plexus
UK Civil Aviation Authority
All Space
Global Trek Aviation
Ed Fyfe Design
AVS-UK
bp 
Dionach
West College Scotland
Alden Legal
University of Glasgow
Craft Prospect
Astraius
Astroscale
Spirit Aerosystems
Benchmark Space Systems
Fragomen LLP
Open University
Scottish Enterprise
MSB Ltd