January 2021
Asgardia’s project for a new module to expand Space Station
... essence of the Asgardia initiative is the construction of a LEO economy The aim of the consortium is to secure funding through private sector investments and pre-development service sales (for example, for facility time-sharing and astronaut access...
November 2017
Japanese space industrial policy in transition
..., and the Remote Sensing Law, which establishes the parameters for private companies to sell satellite imagery, were established in 2016 to encourage the private sector to invest in space and compete against these emerging space ventures. These...
September 2023
India signs up to the Artemis Accords
... 1960s and 1970s, the Artemis Program is international from the outset with a strong contribution from the private sector. The Artemis Accords framework is a non-binding bilateral agreement established by NASA and the USA State Department...
April 2019
Is a military space force justified?
... or coincidence that a Space Force is being proposed at this juncture. There is growing interest within the private sector internationally to find ways to utilise space, especially extraterrestrial resources, for profit. Both the US Congress and...
November 2017
Delivering a revolutionary reduction in space launch costs
...purely limited to governments and national space agencies is now experiencing a flourish of innovation led by entrepreneurial private sector companies such as Blue Origin, SpaceX and Stratolaunch Systems. Competition between these companies, together...
16 August 2019
SNC remains optimistic about crewed Dream Chaser
...(ULA) big, new heavy-lift rocket will make its private-sector debut - before it's even fully certified. ULA and Sierra...: the Vulcan Centaur is contracted to launch SNC's privately-owned Dream Chaser spaceplane on six flights to deliver supplies...