June 2017
Space economics - industry trends and space investing
... a scrappiness and mentality which is distinctly associated with Silicon Valley start-ups and they see existing business models as broken, inefficient or outdated. Perhaps the most prominent example of a newspace company is SpaceX. There are hundreds...
April 2025
Strapped for success - from racetrack to orbit
... for exploration Specifically, Sabelt plans to use components, materials, processes and technology developed for the automotive business to propose seating systems for spacecraft and other vehicles used for exploration. The basic parameter is, again...
01 November 2015
The business of stargazing: from observatory tours to ‘Discovery at Sea’
... been captivated by the night sky from the dawn of time. For some of us – this captivation presents a good business opportunity. Princess Cruises and the Discovery Channel, for example, have joined forces to provide amateur astronomers...
April 2018
Developing Mars
... within an Omaha Crater dome. Greenhouses are somewhat analogous to the Sacramento general store, where the prime business is food. Greenhouse sunlight, continuous power, bioreactors and ISRU fertilizer can offer food self-sufficiency to a crew...
April 2021
Satellites in the cloud: data from orbit
... and offshore energy data requirements are the primary drivers. Big data analytics by the bucketload Downstream business model innovations are also underway, as analytics providers compete to provide better insights by developing new products and...
April 2019
Cleaning up space
...case are resolved. Similarly, international norms and policies could be altered to streamline regulations and facilitate the business proposition, but that would not necessarily lead to a technical solution. All three issues of technology, policy and...
