... was stated by the company's president Gwynne Shotwell in a speech at the Federal Aviation Administration’s annual Commercial Space Transportation Conference on February 3, 2016. “It’s a really interesting year for us,” Shotwell said. “We’ve had the...
... disadvantages of each spaceport option, within the context of the expected European market for space launch. Recent commissioned analysis by Commercial Space Technologies Ltd (CST) for a review of European spaceport developments has shown that there...
... plans for a base at the South Pole of the Moon from the mid 2030s onwards. Consequently, from a commercial space perspective, new opportunities will constantly unfold. It is our belief that the market for lunar surface habitats...
When US President Obama signed a new law into existence in November 2015, it signalled a new direction for commercial space exploration and exploitation. The bill that was signed had ambitious beginnings in the US House of Representatives. That ...
... resources utilisation can be contextualised into a broader discussion of expanding commercial activities in space. Many other commercial applications, such as commercial space stations, on-orbit servicing and on-orbit fuel depots may be approaching...
... property rights is not just controversial, it is an act diametrically against the former state-led use of space in favour of the new commercial space industry. The extension of legal rights, which may or may not violate international law, has armed...