20 November 2020
Funding boost for Scottish airport’s spaceport plans
... been made jointly by the UK and Scottish governments in partnership with South Ayrshire Council. The investment is part of a £250 million package of investments that was announced for the area 18 months ago to will help drive economic development...
March 2016
Building Confidence and Reducing Risk in Space Resources Policy
... an overall market framework that provides stability and confidence in validity for commercial entities and those that invest in them. Just as the commercial companies are in the initial stages of developing and validating hardware, governments have...
January 2020
Rule of law vital for humanity’s sustainability and survival
.... There would only be losers and no winners in a space war. All of humanity could suffer irreparable damage. NASA is investing in the Mini Bee mission concept, which proposes a method of asteroid resource harvesting called optical mining, to excavate...
January 2020
Commercialising space exploration and development
...alien concept for NASA at the time. Here, in an article based on his presentation at the Asgardia Space Science & Investment Conference (ASIC) in October, CEO Jeff Manber reflects on the company’s pioneering commercial journey and looks at challenges...
January 2023
China’s space ambitions fuel defence spending and global innovation
... potentially war fighting domain with the US, NATO and others standing up space forces and growing budgets to invest in new technology innovations. This article provides an overview of the US Space Force’s mission priorities and areas of technology...
May 2026
Focusing the world on planetary defence
... come in our lifetime, but the choice is clear. We can continue to pour resources into weapons that divide us, or invest in defences that protect all of humanity. If we succeed, we will take an evolutionary step – not as conquerors of space, but...
