January 2019
Preparing for a robotic revolution in Earth orbit
... being used on both RSGS and NASA’s Restore-L mission. He has held research and management positions in government, industry and academia. His consultancy Robots in Space LLC is dedicated to developing advanced space capabilities for economic growth...
May 2019
The inadequacies and dangers of modern rocket technology
... than the exploration of outer space. But at the same time, I believe it is necessary to take all ecologically dirty industry off the planet. Like you, I have devoted many decades to the implementation of an alternative space exploration programme...
January 2020
Collaborating to harness space innovation in healthcare
... become more widely known. Increasingly it is realised that science should not be siloed, and healthcare is one of the industries taking full advantage of the opportunities for collaboration that this approach presents. The importance of cross-sector...
April 2021
Satellites in the cloud: data from orbit
..., reducing the barrier of entry to market for small companies and new startups in the space industry. Enterprise digitisation across industries and cybersecurity considerations have driven the cloud-based satcom service market significantly. With the...
October 2021
Technology transfer and the ‘local’ space market
... such as Blue Origin, SpaceX and Virgin Galactic symbolise the increasing growth of the commercial space sector, an industry segment that is opening its previously inaccessible marketplace to entrepreneurs and innovators from around the world. Non...
March 2022
Smoothing the journey to space with the satellite-as-a-service model
... benefit the planet, and there are a number of promising applications that can potentially revolutionise the space industry, but thorough research and development is required to reach the required technology maturity level. Many of the technology...
