August 2016
Commercial space development spurs trend for public-private collaboration
... nations to reap the benefits from supporting companies that are generating new technologies, access to scarce resources, scientific discoveries, employment and new sources of taxable revenue. Before Planetary Resources can extract materials from...
September 2016
Preparing the future: the right technology at the right time
... initial ‘blue-sky’ concepts into working prototypes. Higher level technology development is supported through the optional General Support Technology Programme (GSTP), maturing new technologies for space and the marketplace and honing industrial...
February 2018
Growth drivers, requirements and threats in the smallsat industry
... basis when granting operator licences, instead of a fixed limit. The intention is to allow for more flexibility with new technologies and developments - but the question is, will that uncertainty provide the confidence for both insurers and...
October 2019
Making the most of Blockchain in space
... size. If we want to push further out into space and continue to create new markets and build valuable economies, we must embrace and leverage new technologies from a variety of sectors such as biotech, artificial intelligence (AI) and, yes, finance...
October 2019
Time to overcome the expendable rocket mindset
... a suborbital flight or about US$60,000, which is about 1000 times less than the cost today. Because advanced new technology is not needed, operational prototypes of a Spacecab-type vehicle could be flying in about seven years. It would take about...
September 2020
Commercial opportunities beyond Earth orbit
... quantum key encryption and miniaturised propulsion advances for cubesats. The next steps will be to leverage these new technologies in spacecraft for use beyond Earth orbit, expanding the commercial remote sensing market to the Moon, Mars...
