Space Industry

Novaspace sees 6,500+ Earth observation satellites by 2035, and value shifts to payload integration

Novaspace projects 6,500+ EO satellites through 2035 and $155.9B in manufacturing revenue. For operators, standard buses and multi-sensor payloads shift risk to

AeroVironment to co-design three autonomous helicopters for NASA's SkyFall Mars mission

AeroVironment’s MacCready Works won work on three autonomous Mars helicopters for NASA’s SkyFall, putting aerospace-grade autonomy, avionics integration, and re

Technologies and Developments in New Space Propulsion: Challenges, Viewpoints, and Strategies

Space is more than just a billionaire’s race: it’s a domain of exploration fostering technological innovation in the commercial space industry. Today, there are over 10,000 space-focused start-ups in the world all striving to break through with different technologies, visions, and goals. What sets some apart from others, however, are the unique partnerships and innovative…

The Future of Composites: Empowering Successful Space Missions.

Rocket launches and space missions are natural outgrowths of thousands of years of experimentation and research. They are complex and very expensive, but we keep having them, with hundreds of satellites being launched annually. According to GeospatialWorld, the year 2022 has so far witnessed the maximum number of orbital and suborbital launches, amounting to 155…

“Stronger Together”: 2022 Abu Dhabi Space Debate Shows Cooperation is Both Key and a Challenge

The future of public and private space use is being defined in real time, as the possibilities for commercialization, further scientific discoveries, and key government projects expand their horizons. A critical part of the next phase of space projects will be deciding how various countries’ projects will seek a helping hand from across national lines,…

The Most Exciting International Space Event of the Year

Looking up the skies has always been a subject of human fascination but with the advancements of technology, it can now be the subject of exploration, economy, and interaction. Speaking on the importance of space as a business frontier, host of Are We There Yet? Grant Harrell invited Altair Enterprise co-founders Martynas Fedotovas and Nika…

Getting Technical: Flying in Green Skies

Aviation contributes to 2% of all CO2 emissions, which is something the industry wants to change. Jason Riggs, director of strategy at Technetics, spoke with Tyler Kern about some of the aviation industry’s plans to reach zero emissions by 2050 through sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs), hydrogen, and pure battery-electric aircraft. Hydrogen as a fuel source…

The Goals for Space Exploration for This Decade and Beyond

The expanse of space, the wondrous and eerie world that very few individuals have experienced. In this episode, Chris Blackerby and Charity Weeden talk to Ellen Stofan, Under Secretary of Science and Research at the Smithsonian, about the future of space exploration in the government and private sectors, the public. Stofan’s career in space was…

Minerals and Gravity Gradiometry – The Whole World in Your Hands

Gravity and density are both critical to mineral explorers. The art of measuring variations in it, called gravity gradiometry, is of key importance to the oil and gas and mining industries. To glean some expert insights, A Propensity to Talk Density host Tyler Kern spoke with experts Dr. Tim Wright, Director and Principal Geoscientist at…

What You Need to Know in B2B This Weekend

We talk a lot about Amazon on these updates but today we’re starting with another Jeff Bezos company. Blue Origin, a commercial space flight company, reached another milestone yesterday when it successfully launched and landed the same rocket for the sixth time. The spacecraft reached a peak altitude of 65 miles, which is past…

Navigating Today’s Space Economy

Ron Lopez, president and managing director Astroscale US, joined host Daniel Litwin on this episode of the MarketScale Sciences Podcast to discuss the growing problem of space debris and what to do about it. The space economy is an expanding trillion-dollar industry, and this mission is to keep that economy healthy. There are many…