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...
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...
13 December 2023
Orbex awarded £3.3 million as part of ESA initiative
..., Orbex, has been awarded £3.3 million in funding from the UK Space Agency (UKSA) as part of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) 'Boost!' initiative, part of ESA’s Commercial Space Transportation Services and Support programme designed to further the...
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 ...
October 2015
Houston, we have a Spaceport
... facility in West Texas, the State will boast four commercial space facilities in the next three to four years. Collaboration ... but together they can help change the face of the commercial space industry. A spaceport’s strength and its role as a ...
