November 2016
Turning the Solar System into our backyard
... and entrepreneurs - consisting of close to 80 representatives from 43 different space and non-space organisations to witness first-hand the emergence of the commercial space sector and Disrupt Space’s role as the global hub for these activities. The...
November 2019
Strategic role of government in space commercialisation
... “the return of humans to the Moon for long-term exploration and utilisation”, and “the growth of a US commercial space sector that supports US needs, is globally competitive, and advances US leadership in the generation of new markets and innovation...
June 2020
Saving Earth – time for a new cooperative framework
...planet (lower photo). Building a cooperative framework This is where the proposed new space legal system and cooperative agreement among space agencies and commercial space companies comes into play. It is the author’s opinion that a new entity, such...
February 2021
In-orbit servicing and insurance – a marriage of convenience?
... from a ‘nice-to-have’ concept to a nascent commercial offering. However, in common with all space activities, it comes with an inherent risk that must be mitigated; thus, one of the commercial space industry’s main mitigation measures is insurance...
October 2021
Congested, contested... under-regulated and unplanned
... environment is increasingly “Congested, Contested and Competitive”. Although it was always recognised that commercial space activities contributed to the “three Cs”, the implicit focus from a US military perspective has always been on the extent...
October 2025
What future for UK human spaceflight?
... transformative phase. With multiple UK-born astronauts active within the European Space Agency (ESA) and new opportunities emerging in the commercial space sector, Britain appears poised to move from a peripheral participant to an active contributor...
