September 2025
AI cybersecurity - challenges in space
... overarching impetus for this widespread adoption of AI is the pursuit of more resilient, capable and cost-effective space operations. AI facilitates a shift towards more autonomous systems (capable of operating with reduced ground dependency), which...
January 2019
Preparing for a robotic revolution in Earth orbit
... once it has arrived on orbit, but this data is about to become available thanks to robotic systems. Effective Space s Space Drone satellite servicing spacecraft. Tugging, refuelling, deployable manipulation and ultra-close inspection can all...
March 2016
Space Mining – the Reality of Tomorrow?
... of efforts underway to seek to clarify the future prospects for space mining activities Of course, the most important contribution could well be more cost-effective space transportation systems such as solar powered electric propulsion. If one could...
August 2016
Space stations - drivers of cooperation
... further mitigate its technological and economic challenges by extending its cooperation with other space faring nations. The country has a cost-effective space programme that serves the common man well and yet complacency is not an option...
March 2015
On-orbit satellite servicing, insurance and lessons of Palapa B2 and Westar 6
...on transporting satellites from incorrect orbits up to geostationary, or extending the lives of satellites running low on fuel. ViviSat, Effective Space Solutions and Skycorp are three such companies with plans to deploy servicing missions that could...
October 2025
Pioneering affordable and flexible access to near space
...into a multidisciplinary provider of high-altitude solutions within the space value chain. B2Space’s initial focus was the development ...ambitions in developing sustainable, responsive and cost-effective space infrastructure. The goal is not simply to...
