For all the focus on the difficulty in successfully launching rockets, an even bigger challenge may be the transition to operations and, ultimately, profitability.
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ZBLAN fiber is just the latest in a long line of products that had been touted as demonstrating the potential of space manufacturing, taking advantage of microgravity and vacuum conditions to create items that cannot be made as well, or at all, on Earth.
Foust Forward | For JWST, celebrating the future while remembering the past
The technical achievements of deploying JWST and the anticipation about its first images have overcome what JWST had been known for: billions of dollars in cost overruns and years of schedule delays.
Foust Forward | This time is different. Maybe.
Attending the International Space Development Conference, the annual conference of the National Space Society, can feel like stepping back in time.
Foust Forward | Building a space industry in Steel City
John Thornton and others want to ensure that Astrobotic isn’t the only space company in Pittsburgh or the wider region.
Foust Forward | Don’t mess with Texas space startups
At South by Southwest in Austin, space had a surprisingly large presence, with parallel conference sessions and other events on a wide range of topics. That included panel sessions where companies argued that both Austin and Houston were growing hubs of the space economy.
Foust Forward | Getting comfortable with orbital space tourism
With uncertain demand for private researchers or astronauts from other national space agencies, companies will need to be open to every market, including tourists, to close their business cases.
Foust Forward | Maintaining Mars madness
Compared to 2020, this will be a quiet year for launching Mars missions. At Mars itself, though, this year will be busy.
Foust Forward | Small launchers on the bubble
Each year for the last several years, industry officials warned that this would be the year the small launch vehicle bubble bursts. But that bubble has not only failed to burst, it’s gotten larger.
Foust Forward | The missing element of the first National Space Council meeting of the Biden administration
Keeping the space industry involved is key to ensuring they have a voice in how policy priorities are implemented and winning their support when those policies require new legislation and funding.