November 2016
Microgravity and space research: Bringing the commercial market into focus
... topics by the American government. Convinced that low Earth orbit (LEO) utilisation would be taken over by the private sector and with a desire to focus public funding towards further space exploration, the US Congress made the International...
July 2019
Next steps in human space exploration
..., what is the role of governments in leading the human exploration of deep space and what is the role of the private sector? Naser Al Rashedi First of all, what’s the point of space if we’re not ambitious? What’s the point of space if we’re not...
October 2019
Skyrora – building on British space heritage
... members of the UK space industry from the public and private sectors. With the UK government aiming to make Britain a launch...taken an active role in various areas of UK space sector development, including the Scottish Space Leadership Council, Cross-...
April 2025
Azores rising – Portugal’s Atlantic outpost vying to become space gateway
...recovering objects returned from orbit.” The project has already attracted international interest, especially from the private sector. At the IAC in Milan, multiple companies approached Carvalho to discuss the open spaceport concept. For many smaller...
July 2014
A revitalised space sector reduces costs and makes space data more accessible
... series of satellites. However, a growing number of private companies are now operating their own satellites and selling ... of ISIC was to reach out to a broad range of sectors that were not traditional users of space data, including transport, energy...
June 2015
Innovation at escape velocity: from NASA’s Apollo to SpaceX
...for Ideas: Space Exploration As A Driver for Growth and Competitiveness: Opportunities for the Private Sector, (accessed on May 6, 2015 at http://esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/hso/ESA_CFI_Space_ Exploration_as_a_Driver_for_Growth_and_Competitiveness.pdf...
