Thousand Islands: Indonesia, the Philippines, & Satellite Communications
Nations with thousands of islands using satellites as their communications backbone. At least one is eyeing Starlink.
2020 Commercial Global Space Market, Part 2: Profitable, but Not Mature (Yet)
How the heck could automobile driving help mature the global space industry? **Warning** this is the longest yet.
2020 Commercial Global Space Market, Part 1: The Year of Government Dependence
While the global space industry was busy and profitable during 2020, perhaps its activities and profits are not signs of a healthy “commercial” space sector.
U.S. Rocket Launch Market: Strictly Commercial?
Even with COVID-19 having its way with the world, space launch services worldwide were busy. Does it imply a healthy commercial market?
A Grudging Look at National Space Policy
The new National Space Policy guidelines for commercial space look like the old Space Policy guidelines. Is there anything new?