March 2021
iPhone moment for the Earth observation industry
...for a farm in order to finalise the risk assessment of his investment portfolio. Building unicorns The Earth observation industry is going through a golden phase with the deployment of some sensational sensors with potential for applications in every...
February 2018
Growth drivers, requirements and threats in the smallsat industry
... over the summit of Mount Everest. He studied aeronautical engineering with management and has worked in the aerospace industry for a number of years for companies such as BAE Systems, Caledonian Airmotive, and Jetstream Aircraft Prestwick. He also...
November 2017
Japanese space industrial policy in transition
... public procurement process, was regarded as an obstacle for winning contracts from the government. Since then, Japanese industry has focused on research and development (R&D) satellite programmes instead, as these were not the focus of the US-Japan...
January 2021
Safeguarding space - lessons from decommissioning in the energy industry
...nuclear and even nascent wind-power generation industries. Each industry has its own particular decommissioning protocols and... existential threat posed by Chernobyl in the nuclear industry or the significant reputational damage caused to oil producers...
February 2019
Chaos and creation – cultural directions for the space industry
... development of space culture is largely in the hands of the space community. The cultural directives that the space industry is currently comfortable with are twofold: first, conducting education and outreach about outer space to people on Earth...
24 February 2021
Orbex commissions industrial 3D printer for rocket engines
Spaceflight company Orbex has commissioned AMCM in Germany to build the largest industrial 3D printer in Europe, giving the innovative UK-based space launch business the capability to rapidly print complex rocket ...
