October 2021
A US space strategy for 2050: shaping a domain on the cusp
... that can ensure both the national security and commercial aspects of space grow into a vibrant space ecosystem – on-orbit servicing, nuclear power and propulsion, space debris removal, and in-situ resource utilisation (ISRU) are just a few...
May 2022
China’s international collaboration in space: an evolving approach from the Middle Kingdom
... Corporation (CGWIC), a subsidiary of the China Aerospace Science & Technology Corporation (CASC), China’s largest space contractor. CGWIC’s role in the Chinese space ecosystem is to act as a broker or ‘service provider’ for the Chinese traditional...
June 2022
Space logistics: achieving end-to-end mobility for space
... increase the number of manoeuvres to avoid the problem satellite. On a larger scale, this new space debris also threatens the rest of the space ecosystem in that it may trigger the Kessler syndrome, whereby a single debris collision may generate...
January 2023
China’s space ambitions fuel defence spending and global innovation
... a key area of innovation to enable large private investments. Supported by a robust civil space infrastructure and government funding, the Chinese commercial space ecosystem has flourished and now has between 150-200 companies. Between 2014 and 2020...
