March 2016
Space Mining – the Reality of Tomorrow?
... missions, advanced navigation and precision manoeuvring in space, improved space situational systems, lower cost satellite manufacturing techniques and improved power systems including higher efficiency photovoltaic cells and quantum dot technology...
March 2015
On-orbit satellite servicing, insurance and lessons of Palapa B2 and Westar 6
.... This in itself will be challenging given that commercial communication satellites are currently not built with servicing in mind. Cost-conscious satellite manufacturers with mature satellite designs are naturally reluctant to add features that they...
August 2016
Smallsat launch strategy
... system as a whole remained intact. We would never have been able to mature the technology, grow our expertise in satellite manufacturing and operations, and expand our operational on-orbit fleet so quickly and effectively if we had simply manifested...
October 2020
Open Source Space
... their own spacecraft. This allowed independence from the programmes of the dominant national agencies and large satellite manufacturers and led to the smallsat revolution. Meanwhile, in the software industry, the open source movement was beginning...
November 2018
Pole star rising
... companies participate from data processing only to include projects for the upstream sector, i.e. to increase participation in satellite manufacturing. Needless to say, such steps have already been taken by Polish companies without waiting for the...
April 2020
Spaceport Cornwall – from protests to sustainability
..., and the next assessment will take into account counter-factual data, including how launching closer to UK satellite manufactures will potentially save on overall emissions by them not having to ship overseas. In addition, the Spaceport Cornwall...
