April 2020
European spaceports compete for recognition and business
... much easier, and much faster. Through tax allowances, national programmes (such as NASA’s ‘Educational Launch of Nanosatellites’) and defence contracts (such as the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s ‘Launch Challenge’), it is clear that...
October 2020
Open Source Space
... and knowledge. Anita is a member of the Board of Directors at AAC Clyde Space, a world-leading provider of advanced nanosatellite spacecraft, subsystems and mission services. She is also an Honorary Group Captain of Royal Air Force 601 Squadron...
April 2021
Norway’s pioneering use of microsatellites
... quality and reliability of data, thanks to an upgraded AIS receiver. Both satellites are based on the Generic Nanosatellite Bus (GNB). They have dimensions of 20 x 20 x 20 cm and a mass of 6.5 kg. Norwegian Space Agency / UTIAS NorSat-1 and NorSat...
October 2021
Technology transfer and the ‘local’ space market
The recent suborbital space tourism launches carrying Sir Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos as passengers on their respective space vehicles, together with the continued success of Elon Musk, have prompted a global commentary on the ‘billionaire space ...
May 2022
Using space data to improve life on Earth
... that was the seed from which Spire grew. He found that not only were the capabilities of nanosatellites increasing exponentially, but the incumbent space industry had not yet realised how transformative this disruption...
June 2022
Patent protection for space manufacturing
... and more readily available. This has already been seen in the space industry with the development of nanosatellites and the like. Given that a patent term is 20 years, if launching manufacturing satellites can become affordable in the...
