October 2015
Growing space businesses in the UK: from incubation centres to public funding
...make-or-break for business performance and even survival. Our assessment of the future for the space sector in the UK is very positive. We see space continuing to grow at around 9% per year, in line with forecasts. UK businesses will continue to step...
November 2017
Advancing maritime intelligence with real-time satellite AIS
... advance maritime intelligence gathering capabilities. About the author Peter Mabson has 30 years of experience in the space sector and products businesses. Prior to joining the Company as President in 2009, he held various executive positions within...
January 2019
Industry 4.0 will revolutionise the space market
... tend to be wary of new approaches. As a result, the business layer of the space market is still very immature. Technologically, the introduction of Industry 4.0 into the space sector is not that far away, but it must proceed carefully, otherwise the...
January 2023
China’s space ambitions fuel defence spending and global innovation
... in 2011 banning NASA from collaborating with China and from joining the ISS. The Chinese commercial space sector has a high upstream concentration in launch vehicles, satellite manufacturing and more recently satellite internet infrastructure, the...
September 2023
A multifaceted approach to space sustainability
... of recovery with investments up by 29 percent year-on-year at the end of the first quarter. The fast-evolving space sector continues to be seen as an alluring investment opportunity for many, with the more wildly optimistic forecasts predicting that...
23 June 2017
New INNOspace Weekend for would-be entrepreneurs
... ideas that can arise through the interdisciplinary exchange of knowledge and technology”. Time and again, the space sector has brought out trailblazing innovations that have a genuine impact on our everyday lives. To achieve this, the...