February 2021
In-orbit servicing and insurance – a marriage of convenience?
... for decades, but now that the technology has finally come of age it is also being welcomed by the space industries of many spacefaring countries. Among the reasons for this admittedly guarded welcome is the promise of in-orbit servicing...
November 2021
Space insurance and the future of risk management
..., pre-launch, launch and in-orbit coverage At the time of that first space insurance policy, there were no space brokers, no space insurers and precious little space industry, so the policy was placed with the existing aviation insurance community...
May 2022
Redefining the space professional – disruptions in the space sector workforce
... disruptions. Disruption 1: remote working Despite the constancy of the need to provide a skilled workforce, the space industry has encountered a number of major disruptions Virtually overnight, the Covid-19 pandemic accelerated existing workplace...
October 2023
Slovenia’s footprint in space
.... “Looking forward, what will be needed in four to five years, this is one of the most important things in the space industry,” says SkyLabs CEO, Tomaž Rotovnik. Rotovik recognises that his team is small - around 30 people - but praises...
April 2025
Azores rising – Portugal’s Atlantic outpost vying to become space gateway
...location and a quickly maturing regulatory framework, the Azores spaceport initiative is gaining attention from across the space industry. In this article, Editor-in-Chief Clive Simpson delves into the Atlantic Spaceport Consortium’s vision, explores...
26 February 2026
Europe risks widening space gap despite investment rebound
... only experience, but also lots of hidden talent that could pave the way for a stronger European space industry. One of the issues regarding funding European startups, according to the McKinsey report, is that private investment in European...
