May 2017
Future space applications and their regulatory needs
... and continues to grow. Over half of this ($123 billion) is made up of satellite services, with ground equipment some $60 billion (including GPS receivers), satellite manufacturing some $15 billion, and the launch industry some $6 billion. Most...
09 October 2019
The first satellite servicing spacecraft launches successfully
... between two spacecraft near geostationary orbit early next year, so that it can reinvigorate the communications satellite; a life extension service that will cost Intelsat around $13 million per year for the next five years. Sharing...
29 September 2022
UK gives space junk clearance missions priority funding
... Space Cluster in Oxfordshire, UK, was awarded £1.7 million ($1.84 million) to design a satellite servicer that is capable of removing multiple retired or defunct satellites in a single mission. Its Cleaning Outer Space Mission through Innovative...
April 2024
Agencia Espacial Española – Spain’s future assurance
... European neighbour Portugal which created a space agency in 2019. During a break on the final day of the Small Satellites & Services International Forum (SSSIF), held in Malaga’s winter sunshine in mid-February, I sat down with Carlos García-Sacrist...
12 March 2018
Satellite-servicing space drones set for launch in 2020
...timeline and ensuring smooth transition into a life-extension service,” said Arie Halsband, founder and CEO of ...two-stage vehicle. “ILS is focused on serving the satellite industry with flexible, and affordable launch solutions and our agreement...
December 2018
Coffee roasting in space
... NewSpace era, we are starting to see innovative new business opportunities, such as asteroid mining, debris clean-up and satellite servicing. ROOM managing editor Clive Simpson met up with Anders Cavallini and Hatem Alkhafaji, two entrepreneurs who...
