September 2016
Moon or Mars - how logical is NASA’s next step?
...policy and planning. Elon Musk has famously made no secret that his space company SpaceX has the goal of sending a crewed rocket to Mars in ...Bezos, for example, has poured money into his own space company, Blue Origin. Balancing act We are now at the ...
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...
August 2019
Space investment – from build-up to breakthrough
... industry will have the chance to reap the benefits of breakthrough growth. The cost and timelines of investible space companies today are approaching the parameters that are familiar to traditional investment cycles. The industry is at a point...
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 ...
November 2019
Strategic role of government in space commercialisation
...grants than equity investments by a government investment fund. If the government’s goal is to make more funds available for space companies, as has been the case in several countries that do not have a strong private VC community, this support could...
