This article was originally published in the February 2024 issue of Jetstream. We are on the doorstep of the most profound industrial revolution in human history. The world is entering a new era of unprecedented economic activity marked by the transition from 60 years of space exploration to a future in which we extend our… Continue reading The Next Industrial Revolution Is Underway— 250 Miles Up
Category: Space and Satellites
Space and STEM: Exploration Requires Talented New Recruits
How often do you check your smartphone for messages or look something up on the internet? How often do you use a map application? How often do you look at the weather forecast? For many people in the developed world, the answer is at least once a day. The Role of Space in Our Lives… Continue reading Space and STEM: Exploration Requires Talented New Recruits
Space Update: Risk Sharing in the New Space Era
The U.S. has big plans. It wants to send humans back to the moon and eventually further on to Mars. This starts with landing the first woman and first person of colour on the moon within the next few years.
Space Update: The Changing Landscape of Space Missions
The global space economy is growing. Governments around the world are realising the potential the space industry could be bringing into their respective economies. An exceptional amount of capital is being invested both by governments and the private sector.
Space Insurance Update: Enabling a Rapidly Evolving Industry
The space market has been very competitive over the last 15 years and we have seen a dramatic fall in premium rates.
The Race to Space: Considerations for Insuring a New Category of Tourists
Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX, recently announced a manned space flight to the Moon and back scheduled for 2018. This will be the first manned mission to the Moon for some 45 years. The flight will include two space tourists, the first private individuals to orbit the Moon. They will be onboard the Dragon 2… Continue reading The Race to Space: Considerations for Insuring a New Category of Tourists
The New Frontier: What to Do About In-Orbit Objects
Our lives are increasingly reliant on the use of satellites, from real-time communication to seeing the world from outer space. With many “constellations” of tens, hundreds, and even thousands of satellites being proposed over the next decade, Earth’s orbit will become increasingly crowded. So how bad is this problem and how could it be solved?… Continue reading The New Frontier: What to Do About In-Orbit Objects
Conflict Aloft: Is Space the New War Zone?
The idea of warfare in space raises some tricky issues. Attacks on satellites and other systems may be “invisible” to a person looking up into the sky and hard to track in general, but they can be just as devastating as attacks on terrestrial technology, as our digital world today is dependent on satellite networks… Continue reading Conflict Aloft: Is Space the New War Zone?