September 2016
Moon or Mars - how logical is NASA’s next step?
... in the name of the company which was located in a republic. Google X-Prize board of directors and trustees - Larry Page is centre left...., with the billionaire class and many companies such as Google wealthier than many states, we as a society must ...
March 2015
A boom and a (possible) bust in small spacecraft production
... cost-plus structure. A part of the Googleplex, Google’s original corporate campus. The company has recently announced that...SSC constellations in 2014. Giants such as Facebook and Google announced their plans to provide satellite broadband internet, ...
April 2017
Sky-fi dawn of the space internet era
...Only 39% of the world’s population has Internet access - meaning four billion people live their lives without it Google’s Project Loon is designed to provide worldwide internet coverage using a fleet of stratospheric balloons. Each balloon will float...
August 2017
Space invaders and the usual suspects - disruptive trends in Earth observation
... in June 2005, based on a virtual globe created by Keyhole Inc, also triggered a disruption, in democratising access to satellite imagery. Google Earth opened the door to full private investment from non-space players. Another major innovation was...
March 2015
Supplanting the state: rewards and risks
... in space. Last year, the company augmented its Google Earth photography project by acquiring Skybox Imaging, which developed...huge driver in this consumer revolution. For instance, both Google and Ford have announced they are developing self-driving ...
March 2015
Small is the new big: why micro-satellites require new laws
... or information. With the arrival of applications such as Google Maps in 2005 or handheld devices like the iPhone in...second one because this acquisition is from a non-space industry: Google. This demonstrates that space is no longer a niche sector. ...
