Chris Stott, Executive Chairman, Mansat, was the moderator of this extremely interesting interview of Sir Richard Branson, the Founder of Virgin Galactic, and Dan Hart, the President and Chief Executive […]
Analysis / Reports
Groundwork For COVID-19 Recovery
The Satellite Ground Segment has been one of the hardest-hit steps in the value chain brought about by the pandemic. With many deployments and new deals halted due to lockdowns, […]
Direct From Smallsat Symposium: Major General Clinton Crosier, Amazon Web Services (AWS) Keynote Presentation
General Crosier was responsible for aerospace and satellite services with the USAF and, during his 33 years of putting satellites into orbit, space planning and budgeting, he was also involved […]
Direct From SmallSat Symposium: SmallSat M&A (Mergers & Acquisitions) 2020: A Year In Review… Trends To Watch Out For In 2021
As Karl Schmidt of KippsDeSanto & Company said, “The Space M&A markets couldn’t be any hotter. We’ll see more buying and more exits in 2021.” There was total agreement by […]
Direct From SmallSat Symposium: The Market For Smallsat IoT
Seems like every time a SmallSat Symposium attendee turns around, identical verbiage is heard from most of the subject-matter experts regarding the smallsat market segments — “Exciting.” The same holds […]
Direct From SmallSat Symposium: Responsive Launch Services Session
The attendance for this session was impressive, proving once again that launch is a top contender as far as interest is concerned for the smallsat market segments. Peter Beck of […]
Direct From SmallSat Symposium: Networked Ground Systems Session
The 2020 Satellite Industry Association state of the satellite industry report estimates that the ground equipment market is approaching the $130 billion mark of the overall $271 billion in global […]
Direct From SmallSat Symposium: Steve Jurvetson, Future Ventures, Keynote Address
With an Astra 3D printed engine all fired up to his left, Steve Jurvetson of Future Ventures presented his keynote presentation during the first day of the SmallSat Symposium. He […]
Direct From SmallSat Symposium: Earth Observation — Looking At The Market
The moderator for this informative session on Earth Observation (E) was Adam Keith, the Affiliate Principal Advisor for Euroconsult. His initial inquiry was, what kind of products should the industry […]
Direct From SmallSat Symposium: SmallSat Industry Growth, Value + Size Session
Chris Baugh (NSR), the moderator for this opening session of the SmallSat Symposium 2021, opened the conversations with the comment that there was a lot to cover — and he […]