11 August 2017
Satellite launch demand to grow tenfold in next 20 years
... the period 2017 to 2036 identifies mega-constellations such as OneWeb, SpaceX and Planet Labs as the largest growth driver. While microsatellites (11-200kg) are becoming the standard mass classification for mega-constellations, the report...
July 2014
Space 1.0 to Space 3.0: from Gagarin to market growth
... to the creation of rockets, satellites, rocket engines and manned spacecraft. This explosion of innovation saw an incredible growth in space activity and programmes in the USSR and the USA: ‘Space version 1.0’. Specialisation in space research also...
March 2015
Sky links: from multi-satellite systems to nano-launchers
...) assembly time and provides opportunities for line assembly. Due to electronic component production and data traffic growth, fast data bus systems are becoming a necessity. The development of data buses, standardised and specialised for...
March 2016
Future space is challenge for international law
... of space programmes and brought to the fore, on the one hand, the need to elaborate new mechanisms to encourage growth of the space industry and, on the other, the urgent necessity to ensure safety and unhindered performance of activities...
August 2017
Big science from small spacecraft
... The future for space science using small spacecraft looks bright. We are clearly at the bottom of the growth curve but the pace of change in this area is accelerating, and a lot of innovation is happening across the community...
May 2018
Delivering farming solutions with satellite-powered data analytics
Agriculture remains one of the most challenging sectors in which to stimulate growth and prosperity in the developing world. Satellite data has been used to monitor the agricultural sector for ...
