09 April 2019
US space chiefs justify ambitious exploration plans
..., navigation and weather,” Ross said. “But we also anticipate new market segments like robotics, additive manufacturing, satellite servicing, space tourism, debris removal and resource mining.” The Commerce Department expects to take the lead role...
18 December 2019
US Senate suggests Artemis delay after requested funding halved
... budget includes monies for the completion of SPIDER, a SPace Infrastructure DExterous Robot (SPIDER) that the robotic satellite servicing platform will carry as a secondary payload. The remaining CJS bill funding of $3,448.4 million is split between...
September 2018
Debris or not debris - is that the question?
... Sustainability of Outer Space, A Report of the International Interdisciplinary Congress on Space Debris Remediation and On-Orbit Satellite Servicing, UN Doc. A/AC.105/C.1/2012/CRP.16 (27 January 2012). About the author Ward Munters, (Master of Laws...
01 October 2020
UK to launch new international space collaborations
..., growing by over 60% since 2010. The industry already supports £300 billion of UK economic activity through the use of satellite services, and employs more than 40,000 people. There are further opportunities, with the space sector estimating...
28 February 2024
SSSIF consolidates position as Europe's leading NewSpace event
...be three words that sum up aptly the ‘Small Satellites & Services International Forum’ (SSSIF) held in Malaga’s winter ...that would be indispensable for all those involved in the small satellite sector, and we believe that we have now achieved this,”...
08 January 2018
Dream Chaser passes major NASA milestone
... multi-mission space utility vehicle that is capable of transportation services to and from low-Earth orbit – the home of ... craft can be put to use in satellite servicing/deployment and retrieval, orbital debris removal and serving as a...
