April 2020
European spaceports compete for recognition and business
..., limiting their involvement to dealing with administrative regulations that clear the legislative obstacles for business growth. Artist’s impression a space launch complex in Shetland, northern Scotland. Business case There are a number of European...
June 2020
Saving Earth – time for a new cooperative framework
... the challenge of climate change and continued population growth? Can society survive a massive asteroid strike? ...ways to move to a zero-carbon global economy and achieve zero population growth as well. The cost of these shields would be in the range...
February 2021
Why flat panel antennas remain a challenge
... set to reach US$3.2 billion by 2025, representing an annual growth rate of 7.1 percent ((Research and Markets report, 2020). It...to reach $3.2 billion by 2025, representing an annual growth rate of 7.1 percent. Cost and performance Manufacturers are ...
June 2021
China’s ascending commercial space sector
...Chinese commercial space. First, we expect to see continued growth of the commercial space sector. While we may not see... indication that the commercial space sector in China has a long growth runway. Second, the chickens will come home to roost on ...
11 August 2017
Satellite launch demand to grow tenfold in next 20 years
... the period 2017 to 2036 identifies mega-constellations such as OneWeb, SpaceX and Planet Labs as the largest growth driver. While microsatellites (11-200kg) are becoming the standard mass classification for mega-constellations, the report...
June 2014
Space 1.0 to Space 3.0: from Gagarin to market growth
... to the creation of rockets, satellites, rocket engines and manned spacecraft. This explosion of innovation saw an incredible growth in space activity and programmes in the USSR and the USA: ‘Space version 1.0’. Specialisation in space research also...
