August 2019
Space investment – from build-up to breakthrough
... impact in-space reuse of launch vehicle upper stages. The business case for reusability is built around increasing flight rates which lead...members and investors alike There are also significant business and market trends that are driving industry ...
April 2020
Space Florida - gateway to an interstellar future
... there a few years ago. And state-wide, Florida’s aerospace industry is being recognised by companies as the kind of business and living environment that the next generation aerospace development and manufacturing companies need to thrive in. The...
February 2021
Cyber and Space – the role of the cyber-range
... of us understand that society is becoming progressively and ever more pervasively dependent on space products for the way we do business and live our lives, particularly those elements requiring accurate timing and global positioning. Without these...
May 2021
Visions of beating gravity
...life-changing possibility. Like many people, I have a full and busy life, and I appreciate the opportunities and challenges all the different...ago. I joined Logica, now CGI, which offers business consulting and IT services for enterprises on a national...
January 2023
Portugal’s sustainable space strategy
...International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Paris, France. On a busy stand, President Ricardo Conde met up with ROOM Editor-in-Chief... thus enabling science, developing technology and promoting business. Four key enablers to support further growth ...
April 2025
A bun in the (space) oven - Reasons not to get pregnant while going around Earth at 7.8 kilometres per second
... high level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, which can lead to headaches. Keeping SMACs at a reasonable level is a tricky business, especially when, as one paper (M Sorek-Hamer & M Meyer, 2019) laments, “Earth-based [Air Quality Indexes] cannot...
