In my work with companies in the space sector I am increasingly seeing what I think is a serious issue that is impairing the growth of companies that seem to have all the factors in place to be successful.
Read More »India’s Chandrayaan-3 Lands on the Moon’s South Pole and we Should all Celebrate
India joins China as the only two nations to have landers successfully land and operate on the Moon in the 21st century. Others, Israel, Japan and Russia have all failed, proving how difficult the task is at the moment.
Read More »What Next? The New Space Revolution
This the sixth and final installment of the this series on the New Space Revolution. If you have not read the previous articles you may want to do that as they will provide useful context for this one. Over the course of this series I have talked about how the advent of new space companies based on a new business model that was made possible …
Read More »The New Gold Rush – New Space Revolution
This is the fifth article in a six part series on the state (and fate) of the New Space sector. If you have not read the other articles in the series, you might want to do that since much of this article depends on the arguments made there. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, …
Read More »New Space Revolution – Size Matters
This is the fourth in a series of articles about the current state of the space industry. If you have not read the preceding articles, you might find it useful to do that before reading this one as it builds on the arguments made in the earlier parts. This week, company size matters. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space …
Read More »The Empire Strikes Back – The New Space Revolution
This is the third in a series of articles about the current state of the space industry. If you haven't read the first two articles in our New Space Revolution, you may want to do so, as this article builds on the arguments that were made there. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology …
Read More »New Space – Smaller, Faster, Cheaper
This is the second in a series of articles about the on-going disruption in the space sector. The first article introduced the idea that the initial wave of disruption has settled to some extent and the sector is now in a period of adaptation and fragmentation as all of the players, old and new, look for ways to survive and thrive in a market that has …
Read More »Disruption of the Space Sector Continues
Over the past few years the space industry has been undergoing a disruptive change. This has been, and is, an interesting experience for those of us who have worked in the industry for some time. Because there is (or was) a funny paradox about the space business that while what we did in space was constantly changing and presenting new challenges and opportunities, how we did those things had …
Read More »As the Biden administration retains the National Space Council what of Canada’s Space Advisory Board
If space is so central to Canada’s economy and a driver of economic growth during the pandemic, why is it that the Space Advisory Board is dormant and that Canada hasn’t taken the next logical step and create a National Space Council similar to that of the U.S.?
Read More »US National Space Policy as a benchmark for Canada
Last week, while public attention was focused on talk of electoral colleges and presidential aspirations, President Trump and Vice President Pence quietly tabled what may be their most revolutionary document with little fanfare, the 2020 National Space Policy. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and more. Support independent journalism. SUBSCRIBE TODAY
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