07 August 2020
UK space launch sector builds foundation for collaborative future
... viability required for the sector to truly thrive,” said John Innes, Chair of the Scottish Space Leadership Council. “The space industry is therefore keen to seek ways to inform the legislative process and position the UK as a leader in European...
December 2014
From the green economy to green space
... hydrazine-heptyl fuel and single-use rockets. ‘Black’, spendthrift technology will not bring us to a green future in space. Space industries around the world have inherited ecological problems because of their military origins Any tried and tested...
September 2016
Preparing the future: the right technology at the right time
... more resources for R&D in order to guarantee a truly level playing field in the global marketplace. A changing space industry Meanwhile, the space industry itself is changing fast. Within Europe, sales to commercial and export customers are close...
June 2017
Space economics - industry trends and space investing
... innovations in machine learning and artificial intelligence could literally create more value than the entire current space industry combined. Why? Because with a data set this vast the amount of products and services, especially products...
January 2019
Preparing for a robotic revolution in Earth orbit
... have been three historical impediments: the demands of the space environment and space operations; a small industrial base for space robotic systems; and a space industry that requires extensive heritage before making investments in new capabilities...
April 2019
On-board propulsion set to drive the smallsat revolution
... the role of smallsat propulsion systems in this disruptive era. At the forefront of the revolution in the space industry are small satellites, or smallsats for short. In contrast to large conventional satellites with multipurpose functionality, this...
