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by Bill Ostrove, Space Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Terra Bella is part of a wave of new remote sensing satellite operators that hope to utilize new technologies and business models …
Google’s Deep Pockets Benefit Terra Bella Read Moreby Bill Ostrove, Space Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Elon Musk has proposed an ambitious plan to make humans a multiplanet species. The announcement of the initiative was made at the …
Elon Musk Lays Out Ambitious, Challenging Plan to Colonize Mars Read Moreby Bill Ostrove, Space Systems Analyst, Forecast International. While at the 2016 Farnborough Air Show, I had the opportunity to speak with Robin Sampson, a sales manager at Clyde Space, …
Clyde Space Remains at Forefront of Small Satellite Industry Read Moreby Bill Ostrove, Space Systems Analyst, Forecast International The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has successfully launched a reusable launch vehicle demonstrator, dubbed the RLV-TD. The RLV-TD is a delta-winged …
Reusable Launch Vehicles Remain Appealing Read Moreby Richard Pettibone, Aerospace & Defense Companies Analyst, Forecast International. 2015 was another record year for Arianespace, with the launch consortium posting revenues of EUR1.44 billion. During the year, the …
Arianespace Boasts Another Record Year, and Looks Set for 11 Launches in 2016 Read Moreby Bill Ostrove, Space Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Orbital ATK is asking U.S. lawmakers to end a 20-year ban on using decommissioned intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) to carry commercial satellites …
Ending Ban on Retired Missiles Could Disrupt Lightweight Launch Market Read Moreby Bill Ostrove, Space Systems Analyst, Forecast International. China plans to start launching commercial payloads on its Kuaizhou-11 launch vehicle in 2017. The Kuaizhou-11, which first launched in 2013, is …
Despite U.S. Export Restrictions, Market for Commercialized Chinese Kuaizhou-11 Rocket Looks Strong Read Moreby Matthew Beres, Airborne Retrofit & Modernization Analyst, Forecast International. Gogo recently made the largest announced in-flight connectivity deal in China, which also happens to be the first airline deal …
Will the Largest In-Flight Connectivity Deal in China Keep Gogo Dominant? Read MoreBy Bill Ostrove, Space Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Space Systems Loral (SSL) has been selected to provide a communications satellite to PT Telkom Indonesia (Persero) Tbk. According to a December …
PT Telkom Indonesia Orders $200 Million Communications Satellite from SSL Read MoreBy Bill Ostrove, Space Systems Analyst, Forecast International. A Zenit 2SB launch vehicle lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on December 12 carrying the Elektro-L2, a geosynchronous meteorological …
Multiple Issues Lead to Last Zenit Launch Read More