April 2020
Satellite mega-constellations pose threat to ground-based astronomy
... for commercial success. Among the dozen or so projects for Internet-related satellite constellations, we find those of Boeing and OneWeb, and a similar initiative being prepared by the Chinese Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. However...
July 2020
The four horsemen of space finance
... larger multi-national enterprises. These are of course the larger strategic firms such as Lockheed Martin, Airbus, Boeing and Northrop Grumman. While this can be a good source of capital for companies, it also puts them on a path...
July 2020
Life in the universe – common or not?
... Hoyle was famously quoted as saying that it is comparable to the chance of a tornado sweeping through a junkyard and assembling a Boeing 747. Such an argument has even been used to claim that the origin of life cannot be understood by natural...
June 2021
Is NewSpace really so new?
... will continue to fuel this trend as follows: Mega-constellations, such as those announced for internet-from-space by Boeing (1396 satellites), SpaceX (Starlink, 4425 satellites) and Amazon (Kuiper, 3236 satellites). It is expected that mass...
July 2021
Collaboration and competition in lunar exploration
... eventually, Sierra Nevada. Soon after, NASA introduced the Commercial Crew Development (CCDev) programme which contracted Boeing and SpaceX to build spacecraft for crew transportation to the ISS. SpaceX now provides services to the ISS...
January 2023
Private space stations and NASA’s effort to re-invent itself
... Space may also be involved in the use of the Dream Chaser spaceplane for crew and cargo transport. Boeing to be responsible for the science module and for the operation and maintenance of the space station. Redwire...
