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...
03 June 2019
CEN and CENELEC to hold workshop on standards in space applications
... event, which will take place in Brussels on 24thJune, will put together a variety of stakeholders coming from the space industry, technology providers, policy makers, civil society and the standardisation community, to identify challenges and how...
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...
