October 2019
Skyrora – building on British space heritage
... and assembled the key components to build a UK-based launcher business. “I could see that the appetite for commercial space was growing in the UK,” he said. “Meanwhile our engineering heritage, satellite and data experience and academic strength...
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...
April 2025
Azores rising – Portugal’s Atlantic outpost vying to become space gateway
...Ariane rockets and medium-to-light Vega rockets. While that facility remains indispensable, the rapidly changing commercial space landscape points towards a more distributed network of spaceports. In the broader European context, new launch sites are...
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...
