Trends in space commerce may favor down-to-earth opportunities. Each year NASA heralds the potential for licensing its myriad technologies in its Spinoff publication. The 2022 edition was just released, offering venture insight for entrepreneurs and […]
The hustle-and-bustle of Cape Canaveral came to a sudden halt this week. Engineers and technicians stood silent as SpaceX launched an orbital rocket for the second time. That feat had been elusive; the milestone is […]
Add “Kessler Syndrome” to your vocabulary. The idea is that colliding satellites or spent-up rocket stages could cause a cascade of havoc, undermining billions in public- and private-sector investment. That scenario, first proposed in 1978, […]
Arianespace is grabbing orbital headlines this month, much to the chagrin of SpaceX. The French company was assigned a marquee satellite-launch contract by Immarsat, while the US firm wrestles with operational uncertainty. The Elon Musk-backed […]
The space-tech business is at a standstill until Elon Musk-backed SpaceX sorts out its awkward launch-pad explosion. In September, the private US company was forced to suspend rocket operations, pending completion of a public-private investigation. […]
Iridium Communications was an easy target for a black-swan event. In 1998, the type of rocket that was to launch the company’s satellite network exploded at Cape Canaveral, setting back the roll-out indefinitely. And to […]
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