05 February 2019
New plasma-water propulsion rockets to move satellites in space
... rides to satellites that need moving about in space to a different orbit. The space dial-a-ride service is being offered by Momentus, a small US space start-up firm that is marketing itself as the in-space equivalent of a connecting flight. Its aim...
13 July 2022
Sustainability ethos is key driver for UK microgravity firm
Ambitious space-start-up Gravitilab is leading the race to establish the first vertical launch site in England close to the nerve centre of the UK space industry. Operating from a former RAF base in the wilds of North Norfolk, the firm also plans...
June 2022
In-orbit servicing and the future of the space industry
...develop interoperable standards and procedures, define new space traffic management guidelines together with institutions and ...from a lack of heritage, a surreal ‘Catch-22’ that all space start-ups must go through. In the case of satellite servicing, ...
