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...
April 2020
Replacing hydrazine fuel with a greener alternative
... reliability for end-of-life deorbiting, unless expensive, complicated workarounds are implemented. All this means that space companies are losing capabilities by using these new fuels, instead of gaining them. Propulsion systems are leading the...
October 2020
Pandemic impacts - the state of the ground segment
... interfaces, functionality and quality are key. Additionally, teaming arrangements and collaborative partnerships are critical for space companies wishing to maximise innovation and speed-to-deployment of their newest solutions. Collaborations allow...
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...
April 2021
Space industry trends in the pandemic
... and third in the world – to achieve orbit. Although we do not hear much about Chinese space activities in the US and Europe, Chinese space companies have been active in developing markets. Emerging leaders will likely expand to compete globally with...
