26 October 2021
Blue Origin and Sierra Space announce development of a commercial space station
... day to operate, maintain and sustain the ISS.” “The Orbital Reef represents the next evolution of the commercial space paradigm by creating the first ever crewed private sector platform in low Earth orbit. The Orbital Reef...
October 2018
Funding the space frontier – a moment that changed the Universe
... giving an update on a crazy project I was helping lead to save the Russian Mir space station and turn it into the world’s first commercial space station. Walt Anderson and I had signed a lease on the aging facility with the...
05 February 2016
SpaceX' Ambitious Plans Discussed at Commercial Space Transportation Conference
... 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...
March 2016
Building Confidence and Reducing Risk in Space Resources Policy
... 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...
April 2020
European spaceports compete for recognition and business
... 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...
September 2020
Commercial opportunities beyond Earth orbit
... 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...
