13 July 2020
ESA calls for 5G/space proposals with UKSA
...ups access the expertise they need, whether it be from university research to large corporations. This is one of a number of business incubation centres across the UK supporting entrepreneurs and innovators who want to join our growing space sector.
November 2017
Advancing maritime intelligence with real-time satellite AIS
... gathering capabilities. About the author Peter Mabson has 30 years of experience in the space sector and products businesses. Prior to joining the Company as President in 2009, he held various executive positions within COM DEV. Mr Mabson has...
March 2018
Shifting lines and new horizons in Earth observation markets
... like the California gold rush of 1849 with lots of metaphorical ‘gold miners’ looking to strike it rich in EO data business. Alongside the development of service companies, satellite manufacturers have demonstrated they can become the new ‘shovel...
January 2019
Industry 4.0 will revolutionise the space market
... chains are highly isolated and stakeholders within these chains tend to be wary of new approaches. As a result, the business layer of the space market is still very immature. Technologically, the introduction of Industry 4.0 into the space sector...
April 2019
Space launch industry analysis
...out of each unit to make reusability truly economic. From a business point of view, December’s Falcon 9 launch of the first ... launch, as it presages a lot more US Air Force business in future. Of course, Arianespace and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (...
January 2020
Commercialising space exploration and development
... Manber reflects on the company’s pioneering commercial journey and looks at challenges that lie in the future. The business model of Nanoracks has essentially been to grow, not through increasing investment but by building increasingly more complex...