June 2021
China’s ascending commercial space sector
... Consulting and Senior Affiliate Consultant at Euroconsult, where his areas of focus includes the global satcom industry, Chinese space industry and LEO broadband constellations. Blaine is co-host of the Dongfang Hour, the first and only podcast...
June 2021
The next ‘unthinkable’ – global disruption from a solar storm
...that space weather events should be considered more seriously than ever before, especially in a world where certain industries and businesses, like asset management, are so dependent on computers, the internet and communications. Space weather events...
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...
April 2025
Strapped for success - from racetrack to orbit
... automotive components are very low thanks to high production volumes). The leading product transferred to the space industry – the type of webbing used in high-performance seat-belts – has been of fundamental importance in the weightless environment...
March 2026
Humanity – the potential of space
... as we learn new lessons about how to do so out there. Artist’s concept from 2013 showing the Deep Space Industries’ Harvestor class spacecraft for asteroid mining. Beyond existential security, space offers immediate solutions to planetary crises...
