January 2023
Is human space exploration DOOMED?
... of what came before. Perhaps you disagree. You might say that expansion of some metagalaxies isn’t followed by contraction. Instead, their contents are spread out in the spaces between other metagalaxies. I believe this is impossible, because...
January 2019
Smallsat revolution and AI kick-start nascent EO big data market
... customer and key near-term driver of EO data and analytics. This is based on DigitalGlobe and Planet’s government contracts; almost all the leading new constellations (Planet, BlackSky and Urthecast) and AI analytics startups (Orbital Insight...
04 May 2020
NASA commits to future Artemis missions with more SLS rocket engines
... a period of performance through Sept. 30, 2029, and a total of 24 engines to support as many as six additional SLS flights. “This contract allows NASA to work with Aerojet Rocketdyne to build the rocket engines needed for future missions,” said...
June 2015
Lunar Mission One: crowdfunding endeavour and drilling on the Moon
...we will deliver the Setup Stage in which the main contracts for the mission and for sales and marketing are put...will be looking to appoint a lead space agency to act as the contracting authority for the project and to provide the legal powers for the ...
August 2017
Space invaders and the usual suspects - disruptive trends in Earth observation
...(TerraSAR-X and TanDEM-X). There is no major anchor tenancy contract but the twin Pleiades satellites have been funded by the ... intelligence community. Orbital Insights gathers its data through contracts with EO data owners and the start-up develops ...
April 2018
Transforming the launch market for small spacecraft
... to launch as rideshare on the large and well-established Soyuz launch vehicle, for which 21 vehicles have been contracted to launch between 32 and 36 satellites at a time, depending on the craft’s final design. However, at the same time, Virgin...
