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Assessing FSS operator benchmarks and performanceSpecial Report
Satellite Finance: The size of the FSS market has been relatively stable over the last five years (US$11.3bn), but behind this total significant changes have played out.
Top five small satellite start-ups that are transforming the EO industry
Geospatial World: Traditional large satellites, as big as school buses and weighing tens of thousands of kilograms, typically cost hundreds of millions of dollars per piece and often take years to build and launch. Because of the massive investment required to build, launch and operate them, all these years, only governments and large corporations had the necessary deep pockets.
Australia’s space industry has the chance to be a world leader, but first it needs a boost
Create: While establishing an Australian Space Agency sounds exciting, government funding and collaboration between universities and industry need to happen if we want our space industry to compete globally.
Elon Musk’s huge Falcon Heavy rocket set for launch
BBC News: Elon Musk is attempting to fly the world’s most powerful rocket with his own sports car on the top.
Signing on to Seamless Service
Avionics: The industry faces new challenges in meeting passenger demand for in-flight entertainment and connectivity.
L’avenir du spatial passe par les tout-petits satellites
Sciences Avenir: L’envoi en orbite de minisats va révolutionner le domaine spatial en réduisant les coûts et les cycles de développement. Un extrait de Sciences et Avenir 851, daté janvier 2018.
En Espagne, un petit lanceur potentiellement réutilisable pointe son nez
Futura Sciences: Il existe de plus en plus de petits satellites. Mais encore faut-il les lancer. Pour ce faire, l’Espagnol PLD Space est en train de développer un petit lanceur potentiellement réutilisable. Le premier vol d’essai de ce programme est prévu dès 2019.
Arianespace détrônée par l’américain SpaceX
Le Monde: La firme créée en 2002 par Elon Musk a lancé dix-huit fusées en 2017, contre onze pour sa rivale européenne. Et l’américain s’apprête à accélérer la cadence des lancements.
New Technologies, Lower Costs Shake Up Earth Observation
Aviation Week: A 10-year forecast by space market research specialist Euroconsult quantifies the dominant trend in Earth observation: Satellite imaging is booming thanks to greater capacity in orbit and improved data processing on the ground, for smaller investments.
Le Wi-Fi à bord des avions, un marché de 130 milliards de dollars
Les Echos: Selon une étude inédite de la London School of Economics & Political Science, le marché du haut débit à bord des avions de ligne représentera un marché de 130 milliards de dollars d’ici à 2035.
