September 2016
Preparing the future: the right technology at the right time
...to new ideas and needs, while its General Support Technology Programme has been redesigned to be more responsive to industrial needs. Our Directorate continues to target increasing the speed of bidding and processing of new R&D contracts. A new cross...
July 2020
The four horsemen of space finance
... would require doing our best to lower (perceived) risk and reduce time horizons by engaging in more industry collaboration and industry standards. It would also require minimising the number of companies that fail and having more examples...
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 2024
Virtualisation of the satellite sector
...different access technologies interwoven and interoperable in a seamless manner In parallel with the changes that are engulfing industry, the satellite sector is also undergoing the biggest transformation in its history and positioning itself for the...
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...
