November 2019
Strategic role of government in space commercialisation
... periodically on this metric. Ultimately, our report found that a strategic investment fund may not be the best approach to address the challenges facing the space sector. Government support for those companies whose products will take longer than...
March 2021
Eyes on the prize
... companies to sponsor other prizes. Given the scale of the challenge prizes proposed and the wider economic mission, it is unlikely they would deliver the ambitious advances we need without the lion’s share of funding coming from central...
June 2022
Space activities and space debris - finding an ethical balance
... interest of private organisations that plan to launch thousands of new satellites in the coming years, the challenges posed by orbital debris require the full attention of industry players and policymakers alike. Increasing volumes of man-made...
October 2024
Simplicity is the space industry’s secret weapon
... development processes. Fixing tangible objects in space is barely possible, as of today, and the challenge is compounded by the fact that humans are involved. So these challenges aren’t just technical; they are cultural. Every success is built upon...
17 December 2019
Earth’s doomsday scenario
... than 50 presentations, each of which provided an insight into one of the challenging themes discussed in talks, panel sessions and posters. A core vision of Asgardia the Space Nation is to achieve the first birth of a child in space and, in doing...
December 2014
Space for Earth: How ESA wants to use lessons learned above on the ground
... scope and framework of the S&E initiative. At this stage, the challenges related to the space systems are experienced less in the technology road-mapping branch of the initiative and more on the services branch. On the latter, investment and launch...
