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Space Scotland (formerly Scottish Space Leadership Council) is an industry coordinating body created to promote the Scottish space industry. In conjunction with Scottish Space Academic Forum and The Scottish Government, they have published A Strategy for Space in Scotland 2021 [7] for the continued development of the Scottish space industry over the next decade.
South of Scotland Enterprise is the development agency for southern Scotland, covering the council areas of Scottish Borders and Dumfries and Galloway. [3] It is an executive non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government , [ 1 ] and was established in 2020, following the passage of the South of Scotland Enterprise Act 2019 .
Space policy is the political decision-making process for, and application of, public policy of a state (or association of states) regarding spaceflight and uses of outer space, both for civilian (scientific and commercial) and military purposes.
South of Scotland may refer to: The southern portion of Scotland. Geography of Scotland; South of Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region) South of Scotland (European Parliament constituency) South of Scotland District (rugby union), a rugby union team
As a policy-focused organisation, Prosper's work revolves around the achievement of its policy objective – sustainable economic prosperity for Scotland. Prosper's primary policy-making body is the Policy Committee which consists of representatives from across the private, public and social economy sectors which make up Prosper's membership.
The Sutherland spaceport, also known as Space Hub Sutherland or UK Vertical Launch (UKVL) Sutherland, is a planned spaceport to be located in Sutherland in Scotland. It would be one of the first vertical launch capable spaceports in the United Kingdom, [ note 1 ] and operated by a commercial entity.
From 1961 to 1973 the ROE's Earlyburn Outstation some 20 miles (30 km) south of Edinburgh was used for optical tracking of artificial satellites. From 1967 to 1976 the observatory operated a 16/24-inch (0.4/0.6 m) Schmidt camera – matching the one in Edinburgh – at its Monte Porzio Catone observing station near Rome.
The Outer Space Act 1986 is an Act of Parliament that implements the United Kingdom's international obligations with respect to space launches and operations by people connected to the country. The act did not come into force until 1 August 1989.