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...
05 June 2019
A first for China as it demonstrates new sea-launch capabilities
...called Bufeng, or Wind Catchers, and five commercial satellites into an orbit around 600 kilometres ...space launch sites which are typically located inland for defence purposes. The coastal port will therefore aid in boosting China’s commercial space...
26 February 2026
Europe risks widening space gap despite investment rebound
... spending, Europe’s push for greater strategic resilience amid shifting US policy and increasing demand for commercial space applications are creating new opportunities for European startups. However, European companies still face many challenges...
25 April 2018
New Skyrora launch vehicle focused on UK lift-off!
... of key companies, including Scottish spaceport development companies, Westcott based European Astrotech, launch broker Commercial Space Technologies and the University of Strathclyde's Advanced Forming Research Centre in order to get Skyrora off...
