September 2021
Developing an in-orbit servicing and manufacturing economy
...supports students and young professionals. With a background in finance and space science, she is passionate about interdisciplinary collaboration and sustainability within the space ecosystem. Sam Adlen is Chief Strategy Officer for the UK Satellite...
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...
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...
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...
