... been around for quite a while now, but the concept of a ‘spaceport industry’ is a more recent innovation, or should we say ‘aspiration’. After all, the word industry implies “a branch of commercial enterprise” engaged in “organised economic activity...
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 ...
... newer technologies and methods to put satellites on orbit. One interviewee noted that the majority of the launch industry is “relying too heavily on known technologies for use in newer systems”, which is obviously a prudent and conservative approach...
... and Science, Reform of the Space Activities Act 1998 (webpage accessed on 20 May 2017), online: https://industry.gov.au/industry/IndustrySectors/space/Pages/Review-of-the-Space-Activities-Act-1998.aspx. 8 Union of Concerned Scientists, UCS Satellite...
...exploration and pursue economic viability by focusing on space utilisation. Given the present state of its domestic space industry, Australia is in dire need of a space policy and agency Learning from this example involves recognising venture capital...
... of Florida. The impact was far reaching, and state leadership promised to do everything it could to help revive the industry. The starting point was to reduce the dependence on an, at times, unpredictable federal programmes. As America and the world...