February 2018
Growth drivers, requirements and threats in the smallsat industry
... owned by private companies or local governments, all keen to turn their assets into high value propositions. The prospect of playing host to a local cluster of the internationally flourishing space industry is a very real one. Other important demand...
April 2018
Servicing the space economy
... satellite and the host satellite. Such complexity risks adding mass and cost to a spacecraft, raising the prospect of it not being able to close the business case. The market that supports the simpler satellite station...
June 2018
Archaeologist of the future
.... From the Spanish court’s point of view, however, it was a high-risk project, albeit one with fantastic prospects of a return on investment. Indeed, these stories always have two dimensions. I would be ready to bet that our ancestors...
October 2018
Mining the Moon for fun and profit
... assessment of ice resources is a necessary precursor to any mining activities. To address this step, a Lunar Polar Prospecting Workshop was recently conducted at CSM. More than 100 participants developed mission scenarios resulting in a resource...
March 2019
Laying the foundations for cosmic habitation
... for cosmic habitation by the human race. With the advance of the Ministerial team we also have the prospect of a big increase in specific activity in policy areas too. Under the influence of Earth’s gravitational pull and its...
May 2019
Unlocking the full potential of Earth observation
... have broad implications for the ground-based economy. With larger datasets from hyperspectral satellites, mineral prospecting, agricultural output and forestry management could all be optimised. If weather monitoring satellites could get their data...
