November 2021
Space insurance and the future of risk management
... from a single spacecraft to an entire system (including both space and ground segments). The client engages a satellite manufacturer (otherwise known as a prime contractor), which manages a team of subcontractors to design, build and test a product...
April 2020
European spaceports compete for recognition and business
... the direction of a small indigenous launcher) a limited demand for national launch services because of a lack of national satellite manufacturing industries. Based on the evidence to date, the front-runners are the proposed sites from the UK, Norway...
March 2021
Eyes on the prize
...realise it, the UK is in the premier league of world space technology, from instrumentation, data science and satellite operations to satellite manufacture. Government decisions over the past two decades, combined with a strong engineering base, mean...
March 2018
Shifting lines and new horizons in Earth observation markets
...a powerful network of providers serving their proximity customers. GEOINT community There is a huge opportunity for European satellite manufacturers and their supply chain if they are competitive and ready to invest as partners in new ventures Making...
January 2023
China’s space ambitions fuel defence spending and global innovation
... Corporation (CASC) and the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC), which focus on launch and satellite manufacturing, respectively. Given most start-ups’ have state heritage, these companies tend to be less global and have...
20 April 2016
Satellite company OneWeb announce ambitious plans for world-wide internet coverage
... to other customers after demonstrating the production capabilities in Florida. “There will be a lot of new elements brought into satellite manufacturing that only this facility will have in the world, and that will allow us to be very cost-effective...
