October 2015
Japan’s H-IIA rocket: beautiful, accurate, and on-time
... rate of 97 per cent, the H-IIA rocket has been blazing a trail for reliability. But the Japanese space industry is not resting on its laurels. An upgraded H-IIA that’s powerful enough to change a satellite’s orbital plane, thereby extending...
March 2018
Enabling private sector success in space - SGAC perspective
..., at the 2017 ICAO/UNOOSA Aerospace Symposium, the general points of interest for the commercial space sector - and within the space industry overall - were safety, transparency, harmonisation, and cooperation. These components are not just necessary...
January 2019
Preparing for a robotic revolution in Earth orbit
... have been three historical impediments: the demands of the space environment and space operations; a small industrial base for space robotic systems; and a space industry that requires extensive heritage before making investments in new capabilities...
November 2019
The economic promise of space
... of coal, oil, natural gas or nuclear energy. Moreover, significant investment in SPS will enable in-space manufacturing. To make space industry profitable, cheap energy will be required to power the extraction of raw materials from mining sites...
January 2020
Collaborating to harness space innovation in healthcare
...hydrogen has paved the way for developing lightweight hydrogen tanks for environmentally friendly cars. The space industry is currently experiencing rapid growth in relation to investment and commercial interest as the possibilities and opportunities...
February 2020
Debunking the myths on space patents
... has become difficult in recent months; for example, companies such as Planetary Resources and Deep Space Industries, both champions of space mineral resource exploitation and once backed by famous personalities in Silicon Valley, have stalled. This...
