The elephant in the room at many space conferences, the subject everyone acknowledges but no one touches, is of course the money — whence it comes, where it goes. Not so at Euroconsult’s annual World Satellite Business Week in Paris, this year set for Sept. 14-18. It’s all about the money. “Don’t ask me about financing, I’m an engineer,” doesn’t play well here, although we’re nonetheless likely to hear a bit of that.
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At a time when other maritime satcom providers are lamenting the decline in offshore energy markets and tighter purse strings among the big government customers — especially the U.S. government — SpeedCast is predicting a spurt of growth among energy customers based on its recent acquisitions.
Q&A with Mohammed al-Ahbabi, Director-General of the UAE Space Agency
The centerpiece to the UAE’s space strategy, and the one the agency hopes will lure young Emiratis into the space technology business, is the Hope mission to Mars, which the government plans to launch in 2020.
Visiona Emerges as Brazilian Space Sector’s Industrial Champion
Brazil has a space agency, a long-term space development program, and experience building satellites. What it lacked was an industrial champion.
Now it has one: Visiona Tecnologia Espacial SA.
Airbus Charges Ahead with Electric Propulsion
After booking its third all-electric spacecraft earlier this year, the head of Airbus Defense & Space’s satellite division says the firm’s all-electric portfolio is well-positioned to capture a big share of demand for the new propulsion technology.
Intelsat’s Next CEO is Hoping for Epic Wave
Stephen Spengler, who takes over as Intelsat’s CEO come April, doesn’t minimize the difficulties the erstwhile top FSS operator faces. But he also stressed the renewed dynamism of the satellite telecom sector as SpaceX, Facebook, Google and others investigate ways to provide Internet connectivity worldwide.
News from the ITU Symposium on Small Satellite Regulation
In-depth coverage of the 2015 ITU Symposium on small satellite regulation and communications systems from Prauge from veteran telecom SpaceNews reporter Peter B. de Selding.
Antonio Fabrizi, the Father of the Vega Rocket, Prepares To Take a Bow
Call Antonio Fabrizi the father of Europe’s Vega small-satellite launcher and he waves you off. But consider: Fabrizi in the late 1990s worked as head of launchers at the company now known as Avio, where he was involved in Vega’s early designs. Avio is now Vega’s industrial prime contractor.
Special Report | 2014 Commercial Launch & Satellite Contracts
SpaceNews Paris Bureau Chief Peter B. de Selding reviews the commercial launch and satellite contracts awarded in 2014 and assesses the competitive playing field for 2015.
SpaceNews 25th Anniversary | Taking Off into Winds of Change
Sometimes a lot of hard work, perseverance, the right people and the right product can overcome even the worst timing.