The digital economy has become a major driver of total economic growth. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) estimated the combined value of platform companies with a market capitalization over $100 million at more than $7 trillion in 2017 – which is 67% higher than just two years previous. But as of…

In 2018, natural disasters claimed 10,400 lives and caused $160 billion worth of damage, according to German reinsurer Munich Re. That’s down from $350 billion and 13,000 lives lost in 2017. With climate change accelerating at a terrifying pace, the numbers are likely to surge upward again. Given a disaster response “market” of that size,…

Working in space and satellite is technically challenging.  Our friends in social media, online shopping, and ridesharing have it easy by comparison. It can be thrilling. Who else launches and lands rockets, or flies by planets and asteroids? It can be a roller-coaster ride — especially now, when business models are being tested to the limit…

What’s the proper dividing line between what government does and what business does? This is not a political question — it is meant in the context of the space industry. There used to be a pretty bright dividing line. There was NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), and other space agencies in civilian space, and…