Clydebuilt, from Glasgow to the stars
Clydebuilt cubesats!
Clydebuilt - a term synonymous with precision engineering from the Glasgow shipyards, but perhaps now can be used to refer to the growing number of 'cubesat' satellites being built by AAC Clyde Space in Finnieston, Glasgow, and heading to space...
I recently visited AAC Clyde Space , along with colleague Simeon Kerr, to photograph for the Financial Times, and to see the satellites being built within view of the River Clyde.
Not everyday you get up close with Glasgow-built satellites, really fascinating to see them, to hear of their uses and how they operate.
Assembly phase hardstack of a cube satellite (‘CubeSats’), in the clean room at AAC Clyde Space, manufacturers and controllers of cube satellites and the data they produce, in Glasgow, Scotland, December 2025. ©Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert 2025.
Final stage assembly, pre-test campaign of a cube satellite (‘CubeSats’), in the clean room at AAC Clyde Space, manufacturers and controllers of cube satellites and the data they produce, in Glasgow, Scotland, December 2025. ©Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert 2025.