This week say four satellites built in Glasgow launch into orbit - further cementing the city's status as Europe's capital of the satellite-building industry.
Glasgow has reinvented itself for the space age, and now makes more satellites than any other city outside the United States since the first Glasgow-built satellite was launched back in 2014.
The launch saw four government-backed nanosatellites built in Glasgow by Finnieston-based company Spire Global UK sent into space - joining a fleet of nearly 100 objects in low Earth orbit that monitor shipping movements, helping predict global trade and making business more cost effective.
Despite their small size (being no bigger than a microwave), the satellites are some of the smartest ever built in the UK, and can do almost everything a conventional satellite does.
About the launch of the Glasgow-built satellites, Science Minister Amanda Solloway said: "While nanosatellites are just the size of a shoe box, they have the power and intelligence of a regular satellite and are driving a revolution in how we observe our planet.
"Backed by £10 million of UK government funding, these extraordinary nanosatellites will not only help predict global trade and make businesses more cost effective, but will ensure the UK remains at the forefront of satellite development."
The satellites have been developed under a European Space Agency (ESA) Pioneer programme, which is a partnership project co-funded by the UK Space Agency.
