September 2016
Small launcher market survey
... to opening up space for more users. Creating such an environment will open the proverbial floodgates for space technological innovation and affordable modernisation of aging space architectures. Daniel Lim is President and CEO of Xtenti, LLC, a new...
September 2017
Engaging the private sector in space exploration
... the agency provides technical support, and reviews, business development support, co-funds technology development, and grant access to ESA facilities. Fostering open technology innovation will boost future ESA missions to the Moon and Mars The first...
January 2023
China’s space ambitions fuel defence spending and global innovation
... fighting domain with the US, NATO and others standing up space forces and growing budgets to invest in new technology innovations. This article provides an overview of the US Space Force’s mission priorities and areas...
October 2021
Technology transfer and the ‘local’ space market
... is being fostered and supported by a range of UK and Scottish government initiatives that aim to muster the required technology innovation to reach national goals, such as becoming the first net zero economy. An integrated space industry is part...
June 2015
Innovation at escape velocity: from NASA’s Apollo to SpaceX
... Silicon Valley.7 The Valley is a hub for high-technology innovation and development and is the home for many of the... (in that case, for an onboard guidance computer) drove technological innovation. While that is true, it also misses a larger point...
August 2016
Are the days of innovation in global space over - or just beginning?
... space activity is driven by the private sector’s need for efficient, safe and timely launch facilities. Innovation and technological advancement are being powered by the need to provide the best service to the private sector and to find...