03 August 2015
From SpaceX to SolarCity: how space sector innovation affects sustainability on Earth
... Musk’s business efforts have shown the way in which industries thought of as stable, even staid, can be disrupted. Space sector innovation doesn’t just affect Earth in terms of new inventions that can find a variety of useful applications on the...
April 2019
On-board propulsion set to drive the smallsat revolution
... risk, and significantly reduces the barrier to market entry, which has led to explosive growth in the private space sector over the last decade. By 2022, the smallsat market is forecast to exceed US$7 billion, with an annual growth rate...
August 2021
AI in space – a legal perspective
... around the Moon The increasing utilisation of AI represents a significant opportunity for the future of space activities. The nature of the space sector, and the satellite industry in particular, presents an essential case for the use of AI in that...
January 2022
De Ayrshire ad Astra
.... While many are vertical launch solutions, horizontal launch looks set to play a significant role in the new space sector, placing partners Astraius and Prestwick Spaceport at the forefront with their innovative air-launch solution. When...
June 2022
In-orbit servicing and the future of the space industry
The ability to service spacecraft, and remove them from orbit at the appropriate time, is an important development in the space sector. Entrepreneur Luca Rossettini explains why an in-orbit servicing infrastructure is important for the future of the...
September 2017
Australia’s ambitious home-grown space industry
... countries in the innovation race. In her opinion, which is backed by others in the space sector, there is an urgent need to establish an Australian space agency. Fleet Space Technologies CEO Flavia Tata Nardini. Nardini says that large businesses...
