July 2020
Pandemic in space – are we ready?
... the legal and policy tools to respond, and do so rapidly, to prevent any similar repeat of the crisis brought on by COVID-19. Global health governance Over the past three decades, the frequency of outbreaks of and population affected by infectious...
April 2021
Space industry trends in the pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating effect on industry and commerce ..., governments and businesses have embraced satellite data to track the spread of COVID-19 and support public safety and first responders. Satellite IoT and Earth observation...
30 March 2020
OneWeb files for bankruptcy over financial difficulties
... impact and market turbulence related to the spread of COVID-19", OneWeb stated. OneWeb planned to create a low-...current situation is a consequence of the economic impact of the COVID-19 crisis. We remain convinced of the social and economic value...
July 2020
The four horsemen of space finance
... perhaps the biggest challenge to truly opening up the high frontier, especially in light of recent economic traumas caused by Covid-19. This begs the question: why is space financing in particular so hard? Additionally, why is the space industry...
September 2020
Space technology transfer - today and tomorrow
In an online article ‘The role of technology transfer post Covid-19’ published on the ROOM website in May 2020, MULTIPLY’s Natasha Allden posed a number of questions, including what if the 71 ...
October 2020
Pandemic impacts - the state of the ground segment
The space industry, like many others, has been significantly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic and it is difficult to overstate its worldwide impact. What does this mean for the state of the ...