Eutelsat 5 West B Arrives DOA? Implications for Satellite Manufacturers and a Struggling Insurance Market
In late October 2019, Eutelsat announced that Eutelsat 5 West B experienced a potentially fatal anomaly with one of… Read the rest
Is the U.S. National Security Space “Launch Market” only big enough for two launch providers?
In October 2018, the US Air Force selected four companies (Blue Origin, Northrop, SpaceX, ULA) to compete for the newly established National Security Space Launch (NSSL) program that replaces the 1990s vintage EELV program. The Air Force has… Read the rest
The White Elephant in the hangar
Earlier this summer, multiple news outlets reported that Paul Allen’s Stratolaunch was for sale for $400 million. At the time, we wondered… Read the rest
Virgin Orbit – Approaching Pole Position?
Over the past five years, the launch sector has (improbably?) become one of the hottest startup sectors, with more than 100 companies announcing plans to enter the market. To date, however, only one of these new entrants … Read the rest