July 2020
Covid-19 infects global space community
... mapping and tracking the disease, monitoring critical assets and assessing the economic impact. Arguably, our space infrastructure has never been more important in the course of global affairs. Maxar is manufacturing its next-generation satellite...
August 2020
Scorpion – a study of the possible
... study, conducted between 2013 and 2019, explored this wider aspect of the failure to adequately evolve space infrastructure in line with what was technically possible. A Scorpion constructing a large, crewed communications hub in geostationary orbit...
January 2021
Spacepower and international relations
...present is through the relatively subtle and unspectacular supporting space infrastructure, not by cyclically debating whether the United States ... the world since the 1990s. The space infrastructure proliferating within and from Earth’s major economic...
January 2018
Maximising the economic opportunities of deep space
... the same arguments made for the emergence of DSPs. The Moon allows for the consolidation of space infrastructure at a fixed point in space. Given its proximity to Earth, and its own resources, it is likely the Moon will emerge as both...
September 2018
Bridging the ‘digital divide’ with nanosatellites
...The company’s proprietary communications network and business model allows for very low capital expenditure (CAPEX) space infrastructure, based on nanosatellites which are cheaper to produce and launch than traditional satellites. These CAPEX savings...
June 2014
A revitalised space sector reduces costs and makes space data more accessible
...insurance and financial transactions. The economic potential of the new applications and services that will exploit space infrastructure appear unlimited. This should drive opportunities for satellite builders and providers, and leverage even greater...
