April 2019
Space launch industry analysis
... large constellations are not yet proven – technically or financially – and some may fail to materialise. Nevertheless, the launch industry remains optimistic. In addition to the ‘big boys’ (Arianespace, Blue Origin, ILS, SpaceX, ULA, etc) new small...
May 2017
Future space applications and their regulatory needs
... GPS receivers), satellite manufacturing some $15 billion, and the launch industry some $6 billion. Most of this represents the commercial satellite telecommunications industry. Today the number of operational satellites in Earth orbits exceeds...
17 July 2017
New company seeks to shake-up satellite launch industry
...kid in town with plans to shake up the satellite industry, but so far the company in question – Relativity...of the aims of Relativity is to significantly reduce the cost of launches, while providing high frequency and scalable services from the U.S, to...
March 2026
Lessons learned on the way to space
... words cannot be over-stated; I believe they are the key enablers for the development of the commercial launch industry in the US. The Unity 22 mission in August 2021 was Virgin Galactic’s first fully crewed spaceflight. The crew...
September 2016
Small launcher market survey
...to pursue 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...
February 2017
Opening up the infinite frontier
... the International Space Station (ISS). But SpaceX and Orbital ATK in particular also exist in a commercial space launch industry as competitive players. On the other hand, Elon Musk’s Mars programme is not really a commercial project though it could...
