10 October 2018
Space techpreneur to set up over $100m venture unit
... Angels, about US$ 3.9 billion of private funds worldwide have been invested in 2017 in commercial space companies. Of that investment, venture capital fund accounted for 40% or US$1.56 billion. The report also found that over 120 ...
09 July 2021
Skyrora launches challenge to de-orbit historic satellite
...British astronaut Tim Peake in issuing the call to government agencies, space companies and academia to develop a technical plan to de-orbit the 66 kg satellite. Skyrora’s own space tug orbital transfer vehicle (OTV) is set to play a significant role...
October 2017
Can Australia’s space industry overcome years of political setback?
... the Australian Defence Force as a customer, defence remains the major industry partner for space companies. This is followed by mining, with 67 percent of companies providing services to this sector, while the Federal Government is a customer for...
August 2020
Opportunities for young people in the space sector
... variety of fields, with the opportunity for students to go into academia or industry upon completion. All large space companies will offer graduate training programmes, typically lasting 1-2 years, or students can enter through a direct entry job...
04 September 2017
Secret spaceplane set for another launch
... V rockets. Now the OTV will hitch a lift on a Falcon 9 rocket, showing that SpaceX is surpassing its private space company roots to multitask as a military launch provider too - a contract that is no doubt a big deal and a very profitable one...
08 October 2018
A round-up of news from this years IAC
...auspicious event. The OHB Group – one of the three leading space companies in Europe – signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Blue... that is designed to deliver payloads for governments, companies, universities, non-profits, and individuals at an ...
