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Astranis’s space tug helps out Spacecom

A rescue satellite is being moved from coverage of Alaska to serve a Middle East operator. The Astranis craft had plans to beam broadband to Alaska but cut short by a solar array issue and is now on is on its way to a geostationary position over Asia for a very different mission. Astranis will […]

February 29, 2024

Space insurance market facing challenges

2023 was not a stellar year for the space insurance market. The second half of the year saw losses totalling $826 million (€764.9m) according to analysts and the year’s total claimed losses will be around $1.2 – $1.3 billion. More than 85 per cent of those losses, including those from Viasat-3 and Inmarsat 6-F2, stemmed […]

February 21, 2024

Airbus satellite division causes concern

Airbus last week announced its financials for 2023, but one major segment stood out which was a massive €600 million ‘write down’ in costs set against its development of its OneSat software defined satellite. The craft has suffered delays, cost increases and a consequential damaging reassessment of its market prospects. Airbus has reported that it […]

February 19, 2024By Chris Forrester

Space industry forecasts far from perfect

It is always fun going back a few years and Pierre Lionnet, director of research at ASD Eurospace, has done exactly that and gone back to Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) forecasts for the space industry as they saw things in 2015. Lionnet is too polite to say the forecasts were rubbish, but points out that […]

February 12, 2024

ZDF Studios goes Into The Universe with Go Button Media

Go Button Media has announced a partnership with ZDF Studios. The German producer/distributor has commissioned its first major factual series from the Canadian indie and will also be responsible for its global distribution (excluding Canada). Go Button will also be continuing its successful partnership with Canadian broadcaster Super Channel on this series. Into the Universe: […]

January 22, 2024

Report: Middle East space sector surges

Euroconsult, the strategy consulting and market intelligence firm specialised in the space sector and satellite-enabled verticals, has launched its latest white paper, Beyond the Stars: The Middle East’s Space Ecosystem on the Move. The analysis reveals the significant growth potential of the Middle East’s space sector, projecting a monumental surge to $75 billion (€68.4bn) by […]

January 8, 2024

Orbex appoints new CEO and Executive Chair

UK-based orbital launch services company, Orbex, has announced the appointment of two tech and space sector stalwarts as its new CEO and Executive Chair. Scale-up expert Phillip Chambers joins as Orbex’s new Chief Executive Officer and Miguel Belló Mora leaves his post as Director General of the Spanish Space Agency to join as Executive Chair. […]

January 8, 2024

Space Norway wraps purchase of Telenor Satellite

Telenor Satellite has announced that its acquisition by Space Norway has been ratified following approval from the Norwegian Parliament. The transaction was closed with the formal signing of the agreement on January 4th. The purchase by Space Norway gives Telenor Satellite an industrial owner with the relevant strategic focus to realise the company’s potential in […]

January 5, 2024By Chris Forrester

Discover Your Inner Astronaut podcast on Audible

Audible, a a provider of spoken word entertainment, has launched a new eight-part Audible Original podcast, Discover Your Inner Astronaut: An Astronaut’s Guide to a Better Life on Earth. In this new Audible Original podcast, Helen Sharman, who became the first British astronaut to enter space in 1991, is joined by Nicole Stott, a NASA […]

January 2, 2024

Tata to build satellites in India

Giant Indian conglomerate Tata, and its Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) division along with Satellogic, have announced their collaboration for establishing and developing local space technology capabilities in India. They say this collaboration is but a first step in TASL’s satellite strategy and a significant milestone for Satellogic as the company enters the Indian defence […]

December 21, 2023By Chris Forrester