October 2017
Can Australia’s space industry overcome years of political setback?
... was this as apparent as within its assertion that the government ‘does not see an Australian satellite manufacturing or launch capability as an essential element of its approach to assured access to critical space-enabled services’. In October...
October 2020
Essential role of satellites in disaster and pandemic management
... growth, globalisation and digitalisation. NewSpace induced private actors to develop breakthrough technologies that reduced satellite manufacture and launch costs, leading to the growth of SmallSats and constellations business. This paradigm shift...
18 October 2017
Europe’s first all-electric telecom satellite breaks record
...end,” explains ESA structural engineer Mario Toso. The Eurostar E3000 is a generic satellite model most commonly used for commercial and military communication satellites manufactured by Airbus and the Eutelsat 172B is the first of six Eurostar E3000...
April 2021
Space industry trends in the pandemic
... to the US Institute for Defense Analysis, China now has close to 80 commercial space companies, most of them focused on satellite manufacturing and launch services. Last summer, i-Space became the first privately owned Chinese rocket company – and...
16 June 2016
SpaceX Successfully Launches All-Electric Satellites; Loses First Stage in Landing Attempt
... propulsion does have a significant drawback, as it takes up to six months for the satellite to reach its final destination in geostationary orbit. Satellite manufacturers are currently working on finding the balance between weight and commercial...
22 July 2016
The Week in Space: Business Digest, July 15-22
... as they will prevent any exchange of sensitive information between Airbus and Arianespace to the detriment of competing satellite manufacturers and launch service providers.” Nearly two dozen new countries expected to invest in space programs in the...
