April 2019
The changing economics of space
... aging spacecraft are often functioning well, and can still provide effective communications services. In the past, space technologies were deliberately kept behind the leading edge, since they needed to be well-proven, robust and low...
January 2020
Venture capital investment in space
... brought a lot of new players into the market. Global launch trends to the end of 2018. Source: Bryce Space &Technology Enter the investors This change has brought a whole range of venture investors to the...
July 2020
Key technologies for space exploration
... - which serves US government, commercial and international customers worldwide - provides everything from entire spacecraft to specific space technologies and individual parts and components. The company has been involved in more than 450 successful...
July 2020
Lego’s replica space programme
... now we’re all grown up, Lego is still there with a range of construction kits that celebrate space technology. Mark Williamson opens the box on Lego’s space endeavour. The Lego Group was founded in 1932 by Ole Kirk Kristiansen, the name...
September 2020
Commercial opportunities beyond Earth orbit
... environment. But what of commercial interests? As well as standalone private sector initiatives, there is potential for space technology and engineering companies to support government projects and develop on the back of them. For instance, newly...
June 2021
Autonomous robots in space
...sources of inspiration and international cooperation but were also key to the technological advancement of space technologies. Today, the inherent challenges for humans in the space environment provide at least some of the inspiration for the concept...
