July 2020
Covid-19 infects global space community
...disruptions and delays Most space infrastructure players (such as Airbus, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and Thales)...However, two of the largest space infrastructure players, Airbus and Boeing, have significant exposure in their commercial ...
February 2021
In-orbit servicing and insurance – a marriage of convenience?
... to regulators, policy makers and all who recognise the necessity of achieving sustainable space development. SpaceTug, Airbus’ autonomous satellite servicing vehicle, will rely on advanced robotics, electric propulsion, vision-based navigation and...
November 2021
Space insurance and the future of risk management
...perspective. For example, while the underwriter of an Airbus A380 policy would rarely be interested in the design ... defined satellite (SDS) - for example the OneSat platform from Airbus or Lockheed Martin’s SmartSat, which are marketed as being ‘fully...
December 2021
The rise of the UK space economy
... teams of highly-skilled technicians, guided by engineers and scientists. The largest British-based satellite manufacturer, Airbus, specialises in multi-tonne spacecraft for telecoms, remote sensing and space exploration. Surrey Satellite Technology...
09 January 2019
New self-driving rovers being tested for Mars
... the UK including, Thales Alenia Space, Scisys, King’s College London, the University of Strathclyde, GMV-UK and Airbus Defence & Space. Airbus in Stevenage, UK is the prime contractor for the new ESA Exomars rover, due to land on the Red...
25 January 2019
OneWeb targets mid-February for launch of first satellites
... joint venture between OneWeb, a global communications company whose mission is to provide Internet to everybody, everywhere, and Airbus with its first order to include the production of ultra-high performance communications satellites. These initial...
