June 2019
Space industry prime directive
... 50+50’ where they spent the first half of the day celebrating the legacy of Apollo and the remainder on ‘NewSpace’, a term which I hate by the way. Essentially, they were trying to decide what is the future in space. For...
October 2019
Space-based cybersecurity challenges for NATO
... the systems, has not yet received the attention it deserves. This is particularly true in regard to the so-called NewSpace revolution, the growing role of the private sector in space. For example, during the Iraq war of 2003...
October 2019
Skyrora – building on British space heritage
..., in 2017 he was tasked with assisting launch firm Skyrora to establish their operations, bringing a dynamic, commercial-minded NewSpace approach that has been instilled throughout the company’s Business Development team. Since then he has taken...
September 2020
High hopes for Brazil’s space ambitions
... future. To make all this possible, Brazil needs to change its space industry mindset, embracing the so-called NewSpace culture and environment. The focus today is no longer on government procurement but on how the private sector can...
October 2020
Pandemic impacts - the state of the ground segment
... will benefit all of humanity. However, constraints on access to capital will impact pre-revenue and capital-intensive NewSpace companies, especially if they have not recently raised capital. Trends already underway will also accelerate during...
January 2021
Safeguarding space - lessons from decommissioning in the energy industry
...She has a keen interest in public engagement with space science, interdisciplinary collaboration and the future of the NewSpace economy. Luc H Riesbeck is a Space Policy and Research Analyst at Astroscale US, where they engage in collaboration across...
