August 2019
Space investment – from build-up to breakthrough
...sea) reach from space. One consideration for space investment and company success which may be somewhat unique to...) suppliers and competitors. Current trends are for more government investment, purchasing and involvement in space. This increase is not...
January 2020
Venture capital investment in space
.... Confidence is growing but sometimes that confidence is misplaced, as with the case of space mining where a number of earlier invested companies have already failed. However, the venture community can take this in its stride, because it understands...
November 2019
Strategic role of government in space commercialisation
...contractors. Successful funds are operated like venture capital firms. Like VC firms, successful government strategic investment funds invest in companies that plan to bring their technologies to market within four to seven years. If the timeline for...
May 2022
The Space Industry in 2022
...-19 pandemic and, more recently, in the developing invasion of Ukraine. Josephine Millward takes a look at what to expect from an investment perspective in the second half of 2022 and how the space industry is likely to develop around the world...
30 October 2017
Virgin Group and Saudi Arabia announce $1 billion deal
...and Virgin Orbit, alongside Virgin Group and Abu Dhabi’s Aabar Investments,” according to a press release by the company. Nonetheless, ... Virgin Orbit placing satellites around the Earth. This investment will enable us to develop the next generation of...
May 2020
Protecting areas of scientific importance on the Moon
.... But could radio astronomy in scientifically critical areas on the lunar far side ever be safeguarded and might an investment fund backed by insurance be the answer? Iconfess to being fanatical about radio astronomy. My hope is that scientists will...
