April 2019
Space launch industry analysis
... that its Long March and other rockets cannot directly compete for commercial launches due to satellite technology transfer restrictions. Nevertheless, China cleverly sidesteps this ban in some instances via the use of CGWIC’s ‘turnkey’ contracts...
October 2025
Satellite technology - from operational challenges to strategic opportunities
...regions. Moreover, the dual-use nature of many satellite capabilities creates complex export control and technology transfer considerations. Engineering tomorrow’s space infrastructure The future of satellite systems lies in hybrid architectures that...
September 2026
Ten years of Asgardia - from idea to nation
... and crew psychology. The wider concept includes a Research and Education Centre, a Public Outreach Centre and a Technology Transfer Centre, enabling knowledge developed for space to produce benefits on Earth as well. This is an important principle...
September 2016
Preparing the future: the right technology at the right time
...marketplace and honing industrial competitiveness. Finally, the circled is closed by bringing space technologies back to Earth, through ESA’s Technology Transfer Programme, to spread the benefits of innovation to wider sectors of industry and society...
December 2017
Dressing up for space
.... The idea of a soothing or stimulating effect on the mind and body was inspired by the cooling technology developed by the ESA Technology Transfer Programme (TTP) for astronauts’ suits. This subsequently generated spin-offs in innovative protective...
November 2019
The economic promise of space
... businesses and enterprises. India’s space agency (ISRO) is encouraging its private sector and entrepreneurship via technology transfer initiatives and development of complete end-to-end space systems. China’s private space industry is also on the...
