10 April 2019
Brexit high noon for UK space industry
...Central to the question of the UK space sector's future is the role of the UK Space Agency (UKSA) itself. Currently functioning as an enabler within the space industry - working on space projects in cooperation with industry and academia - UKSA lacks...
February 2018
Growth drivers, requirements and threats in the smallsat industry
... their assets into high value propositions. The prospect of playing host to a local cluster of the internationally flourishing space industry is a very real one. Other important demand drivers for launching small satellites are congestion and debris...
July 2020
Inspiring the next generation into STEM
... difficulties within the sector? The UK government’s current plans aim for the UK to make up 10 percent of the global space industry by 2030, which means the creation of 80,000 jobs. Within the UK, we are seeing a widening STEM gap, with...
April 2019
On-board propulsion set to drive the smallsat revolution
... the role of smallsat propulsion systems in this disruptive era. At the forefront of the revolution in the space industry are small satellites, or smallsats for short. In contrast to large conventional satellites with multipurpose functionality, this...
April 2020
Spaceport Cornwall – from protests to sustainability
... planet? And if it isn’t, should it be? How will the average person understand your technology? The space industry needs to help link space to Earth. As the sector commercialises, this will become more and more important as companies look for...
July 2020
The four horsemen of space finance
... financing in particular so hard? Additionally, why is the space industry different from other industries? And what then can we as an industry do about it? To better understand the nuances of space finance, it is best to start with the basics of any...
