May 2017
India confirms commercial launch intent
...of competition for the launch of micro and nanosatellites. Similar concerns had also been expressed at a US hearing on ‘The Commercial Space Launch Industry: Small Satellite Opportunities and Challenges’ held in April 2016. To date, India has carried...
November 2016
Microgravity and space research: Bringing the commercial market into focus
... environments as a commodity The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) was created to find users and commercial customers as the sole manager of the US national laboratory on the ISS. It is tasked with managing and promoting research...
29 January 2021
NASA is looking at commercial options to launch its Europa Clipper
...change in language, the agency is now seeking information about commercial launchers that would be available for a 21-day launch ...heavy payload, at present, there are only a couple of commercial options on the table; a SpaceX Falcon Heavy in its ...
29 May 2024
Spanish and German firms join forces to expand commercial access to space
... the 4S Symposium held in Mallorca, Pablo Gallego, VP of Sales & Customers of PLD Space, and Jeanne Allarie, Chief Commercial Officer at Exolaunch, penned an agreement to obtain Exolaunch launch capacity on PLD Space's MIURA 5 launcher and to provide...
21 March 2018
NASA aims for the Moon with commercial help
... lunar surface. In the last few days, the agency has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to; “assess commercial interest in development of domestic lunar lander capabilities that would evolve to meeting the identified performance towards human...
01 August 2018
What now for the ISS as new audit report questions commercial interest
... for the ISS – which currently stands at around $3 to $4 billion per year – and instead shift the focus to commercial development of the station. The decision is probably partly due to NASA’s interest in developing a human-tended lunar gateway...
