Space Economy

With increasing demand for energy and the push to transition away from fossil fuels, space-based solar power is one of the solutions that could be part of the global energy...

Firefly Aerospace achieved all objectives for Blue Ghost Mission 1, following the commercial Moon landing on March 2, the company announced on March 17.  The mission operated for more than...

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander successfully touched down on the Moon’s surface in the early hours of Sunday morning.  Firefly said the mission, named Ghost Riders in the Sky,...

Thales Alenia Space has signed a large, new contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to spearhead Europe’s plans to have better and autonomous access to the Moon. The contract,...

Voyager Space rebranded as Voyager Technologies, seeking to emphasize its role in national security and space innovation, the company announced Jan. 16.  The company restructured its operations into three segments:...

Two separate lunar landers built by commercial companies are now on the way to the Moon after a SpaceX launch early Wednesday morning.  SpaceX launched the Firefly Aerospace Blue Ghost...

The global space economy is experiencing a transformative shift. Traditionally dominated by nations like the United States, Russia, and key European countries. The landscape is expanding as Asia solidifies its...

The space economy could be worth close to $1 trillion in the next 10 years, consulting firm Novaspace predicts in the 11th edition of its Space Economy Report. Novaspace is...

Intuitive Machines has integrated hardware for Nokia’s Lunar cellular network onto the IM-2 spacecraft set to launch to the Moon next month. Nokia and Intuitive Machines intend to deploy the...

This episode of the Future Space Economy series explores the dangerous, yet increasingly likely hypothetical situation that a space-faring nation breaks the Space Treaty of 1967 and brings nuclear weapons...