17 May 2021
Chinese sector continues world-leading post-covid rebound
..., while the most advanced commercial space companies clearly remain Western companies, China is now leading the world in terms of number of commercial space companies being established." China's plans to place a space station into low Earth orbit may...
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...
April 2019
The changing economics of space
... satellite systems around the world. More recently, he has provided business development support for a number of smaller space companies seeking to grow their businesses. His latest role, with Infinite Orbits, involves both technical and business...
April 2020
Space Florida - gateway to an interstellar future
... in modernising and re-purposing Air Force and NASA infrastructure In 2016, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos announced that his space company Blue Origin had selected Florida as the site for the launch, manufacturing and support facilities for...
December 2021
The rise of the UK space economy
...the southeast corner of the UK. In addition, this mostly belongs to specific space companies (apart from the National Space Test Facility at Harwell, operated by RAL Space). There is a need for the development of manufacturing capacity to support the...
May 2024
The universe in acrylics - an artist’s passion
... acrylic paint. She has a degree in creative writing, which she applied in marketing and communications roles for space companies such as QinetiQ and technology start-up Celestia Technologies Group. She exhibits and sells her work...
