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He works to bring communities together and share the excitement of space with people of all ages. In his role at SaxaVord Spaceport, Bryden works on projects relating to Education, Sustainability, Outreach, Community engagement and Visitor Management. Through his work, Bryden hopes to inspire others to explore opportunities in this fascinating, growing industry.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1997,"template":"","events_category":[68,57,64],"acf":{"age_restriction":["8 and over"],"start_date":"2026-10-09 11:24:14","header_before_event":[{"acf_fc_layout":"header_embed","embed":"<iframe title=\"Scotland&#039;s Place in Space\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g3Evp6p418I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>"}],"header_during_event":[{"acf_fc_layout":"header_embed","embed":"<iframe title=\"Scotland&#039;s Place in Space\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g3Evp6p418I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>","live_chat":false}],"header_after_event":[{"acf_fc_layout":"header_embed","embed":"<iframe title=\"Scotland&#039;s Place in Space\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g3Evp6p418I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>"}],"short_description":"Join Bryden from SaxaVord Spaceport to go behind the scenes on building a spaceport, hear about why launching satellites is important for Scotland and discover how you can start your journey in Scotland's space industry."},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.2 - 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