Author: Adrienne Harebottle

Over the last decade, Turkey has invested in its spacefaring ambitions, resulting in the strengthening of its indigenous space-related know-how and its position within the global arena. In 2011 and...

“It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day, it’s a new life” … for satellite. Over the last five or so years, there has been a downward trend of satellite...

The United Arab Emirates took an accelerated approach to enter the satellite and space industry and position itself as a contender. The Gulf nation launched its first mobile telecommunications satellite,...

Double-digit growth is a big deal, especially when it comes after several years of decline. But in the case of orders for large commercial satellites, the double-digit growth recorded in...

Despite the likely demise of LeoSat, the Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) market is still poised to continue on unabated, with ambitious plays still underway. But who is launching what, and when?...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) on ground and on orbit may forge a new era of information, with only the most relevant data increasingly brought forward. Albert Einstein’s presumed words were: “Only...

Year 2017 wasn’t so big on large commercial satellites, with a surprisingly small number of Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) orders placed over the 12-month period. GEO orders the following year...

In 2001, the night sky was lit up by an extraordinary meteor shower. The Leonid meteors were so prolific that this shower became the most active in more than three...

“I want to be an astronaut when I grow up.” How many times have you heard this? In every group of children, spanning the decades, there always seems to be...

Ready, steady, LEO. The race to having satellites placed into Low Earth Orbit (LEO) has begun, and many companies, both old and new, are already working on their constellations. These...