Partnerships that help lower mission timelines underline maturing smallsat launch market
The rise of partnerships to reduce mission timeframes, new players and the speedy introduction of vehicles show the smallsat launch ...
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Cost savings and efficiencies trigger first Boeing satellite propulsion startup investment
Cost savings, efficiency and fuel nontoxicity have prompted Boeing to make its first investment in a satellite propulsion startup. It comes as ...
Launch providers eye rideshare, government, smallsat as outlets amid GEO market alarm
Rideshare, government and smallsat markets are coming into focus for launch providers as the geostationary satellite sector experiences a shortage ...
Smallsat flexes more muscle as Rocket Lab, Virgin Orbit and others propel plans
The smallsat launch market is flexing muscle amid developments that include Rocket Lab announcing a selection process for a US launch site, Virgin Orbit signing ...
How small launchers plan to battle the growing competitive threat from China and India
Mounting competition from China and India presents one of the biggest challenges for the fledging small launch market, as they increasingly attract ...
ILS hails flexibility strategy progress with third orbital-servicing mission
International Launch Services has announced at least its third orbital-servicing contract, leveraging on emerging capabilities for a commercial manifest that has ...
Projected growth of smallsat launch market looks gigantic, but concerns about profitability abound
Data, forecasts and plans for the smallsat launch market all point to colossal growth, but concerns proliferate about smallsat’s profitability. Launch provider Rocket ...
Time for newspace to prove its case | Viewpoint
A number of low Earth orbit players will be under pressure this year to prove their business models as investors ...
Satellite welcomes reopening of US government after brief funding impasse
The satellite industry welcomes the resolution to the US government shutdown, as the Senate voted 81-18 Monday to fund the government through 8 ...
PSLV’s return lifts satellite broadband ventures as a busy year beckons
The return to flight of India’s PSLV rocket provides an important addition to the small satellite ecosystem as low Earth orbit broadband ...
