...start-up Neutron Star Systems is leading efforts to promote the uptake of superconductor technology within the space industry through the development of superconducting-based subsystems for spacecraft applications. Together with its key partners, the...
... for decades, but now that the technology has finally come of age it is also being welcomed by the space industries of many spacefaring countries. Among the reasons for this admittedly guarded welcome is the promise of in-orbit servicing...
... that should be taken seriously and not only by those within the space industry. From my perspective in the risk management industry it seems the potential of extreme space weather to disrupt modern day life on Earth has largely been ignored until...
..., pre-launch, launch and in-orbit coverage At the time of that first space insurance policy, there were no space brokers, no space insurers and precious little space industry, so the policy was placed with the existing aviation insurance community...
... disruptions. Disruption 1: remote working Despite the constancy of the need to provide a skilled workforce, the space industry has encountered a number of major disruptions Virtually overnight, the Covid-19 pandemic accelerated existing workplace...
.... “Looking forward, what will be needed in four to five years, this is one of the most important things in the space industry,” says SkyLabs CEO, Tomaž Rotovnik. Rotovik recognises that his team is small - around 30 people - but praises...