The business minister is to announce Scotland’s space strategy will be refreshed to update the sector’s priorities.

Later on Thursday, Richard Lochhead will speak at the Space-Comm Expo in Glasgow , where he will tell his peers the country is to become a significant player in the global space sector.

In what will be the largest event of its kind ever in Scotland , he will highlight how the Scottish Government’s 2021 space strategy will be brought up in standard.

He will say the country’s space economy is attracting global investment, generating hundreds of millions of pounds annually, and supporting thousands of jobs.

Ahead of the expo, Mr Lochhead said: “ Space is one of Scotland’s greatest economic opportunities and a new chapter in our long tradition of world class innovatio

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