December 2021
The rise of the UK space economy
.../incident management, but the list is growing and extending into parts of the economy not normally thought of as ‘space applications’ such as financial services and insurance. The report also states that at least £360 billion of UK GDP is supported...
October 2015
Houston, we have a Spaceport
...over time but the spaceport will be looking to engage a mix of traditional aerospace, emerging space, and space utilization enterprises together with space application developers and innovative start-ups. The cornerstones of this activity will be the...
June 2021
Is NewSpace really so new?
...). It is expected that mass-production will considerably reduce manufacturing costs while allowing high-performance space applications. Furthermore, the constellations will make use of multiple orbit inclinations to gain global coverage. Small...
February 2022
Building space-qualified detector chips
...This effort helps the company to maintain its position at the forefront of the production of infrared detectors for space applications, and allows it to play a key role in various projects for monitoring gases of concern. This includes the Copernicus...
20 January 2020
ESA facility begins producing oxygen out of simulated moon dust
..., which is supported through ESA’s Networking and Partnering Initiative, harnessing advanced academic research for space applications, has its roots in molten salt electrolysis. In chemistry and manufacturing, electrolysis is a technique that uses...
October 2019
Ground segment transformation - convergence of NewSpace and the cloud
... Earth observation missions are a prime example of data-intensive space applications Earth observation missions are a prime example of data-intensive space applications. Numerous smallsat Earth observation constellations are under current development...
