Tag Archives: The Space Economy

This past week we had the opportunity to interview Lisa Campbell, president of the Canadian Space Agency on the Space Economy podcast. It was our first opportunity to interview Ms. Campbell since she started at the agency last September.

Before the holidays I wrote a story on what is the size of the global space economy. That story included a video with Euroconsult's Nathan de Ruiter discussing their Space Economy Report 2019. I knew at the time that a new report was forthcoming. What I didn't know was that the report would see the value of the space economy jump from US$298 to US$385 …

What are the lessons that can be learned from the Apollo program as we forward to the Artemis program from a science and engineering operations perspective?

Today on the Space Economy podcast we have the second episode of our annual three part Winter Series. This year the series is related to NASA’s return to the Moon with the Artemis program and this episode focuses on the Lunar Gateway’s Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO) element.

NASA’s Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, known as the VIPER rover, is a precursor science mission for the Artemis program. It is scheduled to be delivered to the surface of the Moon in December 2022. It’s also important to the space economy.

In this weeks Space Economy podcast we review the 8th National Space Council meeting held last week. It was the last meeting of the council before President-elect Biden’s administration takes over. It was notable for many reasons including announcing a new National Space Policy.

Understanding the size of the global space economy is important to its constituents. Organizations that publish credible data on a regular basis cited by many, include Euroconsult, Bryce, the Space Foundation and others. 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

The concept of propellant depots, or “Gas Stations in Space,” has been around for decades. There are now several companies trying to take the concept and turn into reality.

Even before the current COVID-19 pandemic food, security was an issue that many nations were contending with. Research and development on-orbit to address this issue has happened, but it’s been limited. Now, a new commercial effort is looking to bring meaningful solutions to agricultural issues on Earth.

In 2014 China didn’t have any private space companies. Today there are over a 100, the number is growing, and this past week GalaxySpace became the first space unicorn in the country with a valuation of over $1 billion after completing its Series B+ round.