Ochil Astronautics Featured in New Invest Glasgow Report
Ochil Astronautics joins Glasgow’s top innovators in Invest Glasgow’s spotlight on the city’s fast-growing space technology cluster.
19th September 2025 – Ochil Astronautics, a pioneering hardware engineering company developing sustainable food-growing systems for extreme environments, has been featured in Invest Glasgow’s latest Why Glasgow? spotlight “Glasgow’s Space Tech Cluster”, highlighting the city's rapidly expanding space sector.
The report showcases the growing strength and diversity of Glasgow’s space economy – from satellite manufacturing and data payloads to launch systems and orbital infrastructure.
Among the innovative companies profiled, Ochil Astronautics stands out as the only company in the region focused on space agtech – bringing food production capabilities to the harshest environments, including outer space.
“Ochil Astronautics is proud to be building our future in Glasgow, a city that’s not only leading the UK in space innovation but also creating space for new ideas and cross-sector solutions,” said Stuart Preston, Founder and CEO of Ochil Astronautics.
“As the only company here focused on enabling food production beyond Earth, we’re excited to be part of a thriving ecosystem that's making real, global impact.”
With Glasgow already responsible for producing more small satellites than anywhere else in Europe, the city is fast becoming a launchpad for global space ventures.
The report highlights the collaborative environment between academia, startups, and industry that continues to drive this growth – an environment Ochil Astronautics believes is critical to addressing future challenges in space and on Earth.
By developing compact, resilient agtech systems for astronauts, soldiers, and displaced populations, Ochil Astronautics is helping humanity go further, stay longer, and live better – even in the most extreme conditions.
Read the full report here.
For more information:
Please visit: https://www.ochilastronautics.com or contact:
Laura Imrie, Marketing Consultant, marketing@ochilastronautics.com
ABOUT OCHIL ASTRONAUTICS
Ochil Astronautics is developing the technology to grow food in space giving humanity the chance to go farther and stay longer in space. The company combines the experience of almost two decades in engineering with a passion for space exploration to create smart, sustainable space solutions. The space AgTech industry will continue to grow exponentially as human space exploration expands and Ochil Astronautics aims to be one of the key developers of the technology.
