November 2017
Japanese space industrial policy in transition
... little incentive for industry to cut costs and improve productivity. In order to encourage venture entrepreneurs to enter the space market, the government will consider introducing a form of contract that does not require interim products and that...
October 2019
Reusability is key to expanding future space launch business
... satellite marketplace is somewhat under siege these days and is arguably in decline, but there is also the civil space market (scientific payloads and planetary missions) and human spaceflight and cargo (either to the International...
June 2021
Is NewSpace really so new?
... was elected as President serving from 2011-2018. His publications cover articles on commercial space topics, space tourism and, inter alia, a book on Space Marketing (Kluwer, 2000) and an IAA Report on Suborbital Spaceflight (IAA, 2014). His present...
September 2016
Moon or Mars - how logical is NASA’s next step?
... entail. We can learn much about corporations acting in lieu of states and extending political and market territoriality, much like space mining may entail Business leaders and companies endeavour to innovate new technology in areas that were...
March 2022
Smoothing the journey to space with the satellite-as-a-service model
... and more costly satellite. SaaS offers an opportunity for small companies and individual entrepreneurs to enter the space market without significant pain and on an accelerated time scale. Mission-as-a-service (MaaS) builds on top of the previous...
17 January 2020
TriSept secures dedicated rideshare mission aboard Orbex Prime
... hydrocarbon fuels. “TriSept is honored to add Orbex Prime to our growing launch portfolio, as we expand into the European space market and prepare to fill an exciting and diverse manifest aboard one of the most innovative and efficient launch...
