Category: United Kingdom Space Agency

Space Industry Opportunities and Follies

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I’ve got neither the looks nor the brains, but there are a lot of opportunities. Beware, though, folly is opportunity’s constant companion.

Radian’s Laden Spaceplane; A LEO Economy?

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Not every topic lends itself to Monty Python quotes, but when a serious startup makes it easy…well… Also, some helpful space industry observations from Deloitte.

Saved by the Belle (HMG Buys a Share of OneWeb)

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Last Friday the United Kingdom’s OneWeb announced that Bharti Global Limited and Her Majesty’s Government (HMG) bought the bankrupt low...

Help/Hindrance–U.S. Government is here to Help Commercial Launch “Market”

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An opinion piece from Kirk Pysher was published last week. In “Will commercial and military launch programs ever be truly complementary?,” Pysher contends that it would be risky for the Department of Defense (DoD) to “leverage benefit from commercial launch.” In fact, he goes on to say that DoD activities can benefit U.S. commercial launch… Continue reading Help/Hindrance–U.S. Government is here to Help Commercial Launch “Market”