07 October 2020
Chinese company seeks approval to launch nearly 13,000 satellites
Following the likes of SpaceX and Amazon who aim to loft thousands of satellites into space to enable off-world internet services, a Chinese company named GW ...
19 March 2021
World's first commercial space debris removal demo set for launch
... Starlink off-world broadband enterprise. SpaceX, however, are not alone in their endeavours. Many companies, including Amazon’s Project Kuiper, OneWeb and an unknown Chinese firm all have plans to launch hundreds if not thousands of satellites...
02 July 2021
Branson plans space trip ahead of rival Bezos
... was 77 when he flew on the STS-95 shuttle mission using the orbiter Discovery in 1998. Along with the Amazon founder and his brother Mark, Funk will fly with a mystery person who paid $28m (£20m...
26 May 2022
Harnessing the power of geospatial data
... of forest at any one time and has alerted authorities of illegal mining and logging in protected areas of the Amazon – this has enabled action to be taken against these activities within 24-48 hours of receiving an alert. Built Environment – British...
30 May 2023
Virgin Orbit cuts its losses and ceases operations
... transported Branson into sub-orbital flight in 2021, just nine days ahead of his billionaire rival, the Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos. Virgin Orbit spun out on its own from Galactic in 2017...
17 January 2025
Investigation launched after SpaceX Spaceship 7 explodes
... dominance of SpaceX in the lucrative private space launch business. New Glenn is part of the deployment plan for Amazon’s Project Kuiper mega constellation, with 12 launches booked back in 2022. Other customers waiting in the wings include...
