... to lack of fuel. On-orbit servicing may one day change the economics of space access Much like the internet has changed the economics of broadcasting; on-orbit servicing may one day change the economics of space access...
... by Richard Branson at Virgin and Elon Musk of SpaceX that they are funding hundreds of satellites, to extend the Internet backbone to low Earth orbit and other commercial projects. The response? Google’s investment of a billion dollars into...
...). Investors and entrepreneurs alike are once again taking on development projects focussed on global satellite internet based on the next generation of technology. Standardised technology is key A high level of standardisation and unification...
... in huge constellations of small satellites (4,000 satellites for Space X and 650 for Virgin Galactic9) to broadcast the Internet to the world. This re-ignites the debate around debris and the exploitation of space. Indeed, although space...
... last few decades, the amount of ideas and discussions has grown much faster due to the emergence of Internet resources. Because of this, we now have the task of figuring out methods for both working with the...
... conducting the market research that would provide confidence about the revenues. At this time, reward-based internet crowdfunding was beginning to hit its stride and space projects such as Planetary Resources’ Arkyd showed that...