January 2020
Commercialising space exploration and development
... to do the same. Today, we can send commercial products to the space station for a fee and Nanoracks has already submitted the...just this summer, NASA announced that they are planning commercial space platforms, so over the next few years we will ...
July 2021
Collaboration and competition in lunar exploration
... NASA and ESA, particularly expanding the use of partnerships with industry to advance commercial space exploration in LEO. In the US, the Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) programme, which gave birth to the Cargo Resupply Services...
May 2024
Could ICAO be a NewSpace regulator?
... and there is, of course, the ICAO secretariat which is also a talent pool of professionals. Work on establishing standards for commercial space activities could start with immediate effect, including active debris removal and standards for new LEO...
25 September 2019
Spacebit announces agreement to land first UK commercial payload on Moon
... in the first payload from the UK to reach the Moon surface and mark the beginning of a new era in commercial space exploration for Britain.” “Astrobotic is very excited to bring Spacebit’s first payload to the Moon. Spacebit has pioneered...
March 2015
On-orbit satellite servicing, insurance and lessons of Palapa B2 and Westar 6
...align with the overall risk management approach of the satellite owner The insurance market for the commercial space industry is global. Satellite owners, manufacturers, launch services providers, insurance brokers, and underwriters, are all involved...
March 2015
Congested, contested, and invested: of space debris, risky launches and private initiative
... staggering. However, the risks faced by business managers in the commercial space world do not end there. Junk in heavily used orbits In...Graphics, Inc. announced the establishment of the Commercial Space Operations Center, which plans to offer paid ...
