12 December 2019
Blue Origin's New Shepard makes 12th test flight
...scale you use, the “boundary” between the discernible atmosphere and space is either 80.5 kilometres (50 miles) if you are NASA, the...minutes and reputedly costs half a million dollars. The company had targeted late 2019 for its first flights with ...
November 2017
Delivering a revolutionary reduction in space launch costs
... the SABRE class engine will ultimately be part of the next generation of vehicles that current aerospace companies and new space companies design and develop. The first applications of SABRE class engines are likely to be in high-speed sub...
February 2018
Growth drivers, requirements and threats in the smallsat industry
... the high insurance premium. Both are damaging when it comes to raising investment and would place UK space companies at a competitive disadvantage. An aerial view of Cornwall Airport in Newquay, UK, along with an artist’s impression of potential...
October 2019
Making the most of Blockchain in space
... (ESA) are studying ways to employ blockchain for their missions, and several traditional space companies, such as Boeing, are instituting blockchain into existing infrastructures and supply chains. This technology also presents a ...
September 2020
Space technology transfer - today and tomorrow
... in the sector that are not so well understood. The UK space industry is one of a longtail of small companies and with sector growth we can expect to see more new space companies being formed. The survey response showed that over half...
April 2021
Satellites in the cloud: data from orbit
... experienced service providers to government and defence clients as well as commercial space companies, the latest flurry of cloud-related activity in NewSpace and ‘traditional’ space was perhaps, a long time coming. Moves up and across the stack...
