March 2015
Small is the new big: why micro-satellites require new laws
... have a value The paradigm shift between multi-national space organisations focusing mainly on upstream markets (satellite manufacture) towards NewSpace start-ups focusing on downstream markets (exploitation of space assets for big data or business...
October 2015
Down to Earth: how to deorbit satellites and save money
...by the IADC inter-agency committee are being implemented at the national level, in new licensing, in satellite manufacturing, and in insurance contracts. In some cases, national legislation implements additional regulations for debris prevention. The...
September 2017
Call for Australia to head back into space
...especially with the ‘production-line’ approach to satellite manufacture that SpaceX, Google and others are establishing,...has the geography, stability and knowledge to manufacture and launch small satellites from its own soil but has existing ...
October 2020
Pandemic impacts - the state of the ground segment
... entire end-to-end solution, there needs to be trust between players in the stack. This requires cooperation among satellite manufacturers, launch providers and ground station providers. To achieve the highest value through cooperation, standards for...
01 August 2023
Report predicts continued growth of smallsat market
... smallsat players, with emerging launch operators also actively exploring opportunities to diversify into subsystems and satellite manufacturing, enticed by the higher profit margins offered compared to the launch industry. Some launch providers are...
03 August 2018
Space activity at Farnborough FIA 2018
..., but in the ensuing Brexit negotiations, FIA visitors were conscious of how prevailing issues may affect UK satellite manufacturing, in particular what might become of the £9 billion Galileo navigation system that is up for grabs. Currently the...
