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...
06 November 2019
UK Space Agency confirms £7.35 million funding to support small satellite launch from Cornwall
...Science Minister, Chris Skidmore said: "We want the UK to be the first country in Europe to give its small satellite manufacturers a clear route from the factory to the spaceport. That’s why it’s so important that we are developing new infrastructure...
February 2020
Debunking the myths on space patents
... normal levels the impact on new space companies has yet to be seen. Planet’s new state-of-the-art satellite manufacturing factory in San Francisco, opened in September 2018, is six times the size of its old factory. Planet claims...
