The German-Russian Eurockot commercial-launch company is betting that it has at least three more years to anchor itself in the small-satellite launch market before Europe’s government-sponsored Vega vehicle arrives as a European government-backed competitor.
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Peter de Selding
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Profile: Volker Liebig, European Space Agency Director of Earth Observation
Profile: Taking Stock of a Market on the Rise
Profile: Eui K. Koh, President, Asia-Pacific Satellite Communications Council (APSCC)
Profile: Switching to Partnerships for Profitability
Jean-Marc Nasr arrived at Spot Image in 2001, a time when the company was reeling from rapid changes in the global Earth observation market that he says threatened Spot’s existence.
Venus Express To Be Shipped to Cosmodrome for Oct. Launch
Managers of Europe’s Venus Express orbiter plan to ship the satellite to Russia’s Baikonur Cosmodrome Aug. 6 on the assumption that Russia’s Soyuz rocket family, which is now grounded, will be cleared for flight in time for a planned October launch.
Sky-High Wiring For All Ages
Profile: Bernhardt Seiter, Director, Product Competence Center, Deutsche Lufthansa AG
Working out the Kinks
Concerning the organizational problems mentioned in Peter B. de Selding’s articles in the May 23 issue of Space News [“Europe’s Herschel-Planck Mission Is Over Budget, Behind Schedule,” page 1 and “Herschel-Planck Woes Highlight Structural Problem for ESA,” page 4] here are my thoughts: