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
Growing space businesses in the UK: from incubation centres to public funding
... in line with forecasts in the years ahead The UK has benefited from a resurgence of interest and commitment to the space industry over last few years. The UK Government’s Innovation and Growth Strategy initiative was launched in February 2010...
September 2017
Engaging the private sector in space exploration
... private sector to facilitate its exploration ambitions - and to foster growth and competitiveness of the European space and non-space industrial base. The initiative is nurturing the gradual establishment of private sector services, led by European...
November 2019
Space kaleidoscope - towards a genuine multi-messenger exploration
... focus on child education and health. This investment is sorely needed. Currently, women comprise only 20 percent of space industry employees, and 30 percent of the workforce in STEM research & development, yet 90 percent of future jobs are expected...
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...
April 2020
Replacing hydrazine fuel with a greener alternative
... when hydrazine is used, as Intelsat experienced directly when it bought a ride on the Long March 3B. So, naturally, the space industry needs a better option. Satellites must have some sort of propulsion to enable them to de-orbit, thus fighting the...
