Malcolm Macdonald FRAeS FRSA FRSE FREng is a Scottish space technology engineer, academic,[2] and director.

[3] He was Director of the Scottish Centre of Excellence in Satellite Applications,[4] SoXSA, from 2014 - 2020, and a non-executive member of the UK Space Agency Steering Board from 2017 - 2020.

[11] His research is in space technology, including small satellites and solar sails, as well as astrodynamics, and network science.

[17] Macdonald has been an associate editor of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics since 2009,[18] and led the development of The International Handbook of Space Technology, as well as contributing several chapters.

He also founded the Data.Space conference, which was held annually in Glasgow, and attracted c-suite speakers and thought leaders from across the world.