The University of Glasgow is a research-intensive university actively involved in the space industry through its "Space Glasgow" initiative. It focuses on advancing understanding and exploration of space through research themes like space exploration, mission analysis, and emerging technologies. The university partners with organizations like the European Space Agency (ESA) and the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) on projects involving space propulsion technologies and has developed capabilities in areas like space-based 3D printing.
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In 2020, ESA, the University of Glasgow, and UK company Metalysis successfully extracted oxygen from simulated Moon dust using molten salt electrolysis.
The OXYGEN project is led by Added Value Solutions (AVS)-UK and the University of Glasgow.
The University of Glasgow received £290,000 for pilot-scale testing of an autophage propulsion system in which a spacecraft consumes its own body as fuel to support scalable low Earth orbit access.
Discover Space in Scotland received £227,000 to work with the University of Glasgow to develop the MachLab propulsion and space research laboratory offering testing capabilities for Earth-storable and cryogenic rocket engines up to 10 kN.