Tag Archives: Space in Focus
Crouching Rivals, Not-So-Hidden Dragon: SpaceX and the Future of Launch Competition – Part 1
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| Published: | 18 September, 2024 |
In light of SpaceX’s recent uncharacteristic setbacks and Boeing’s ongoing challenges, the lack of a strong spaceflight competitor has never been more evident. The industry’s heavy reliance on a single provider raises concerns, yet the current landscape shows little sign of shifting. This first Space in Focus instalment of a two-part series on an outlook […]
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Staying on Course: The Vital Role of GPS Backup Systems
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| Client: | Resilient Navigation and Timing Foundation | |
| Published: | 14 June, 2024 |
Incidents of GPS disruption lasting 24 hours or more at Dallas Fort Worth and Denver International Airport in 2022 caused no observable impact but provoked discourse – alternative methods of navigation are a necessity where essential procedures rely on GPS. Backup systems at both airports salvaged operations and maintained service in the absence of the […]
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Top Trends in Space, 2024
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| Published: | 11 January, 2024 |
As we enter 2024 the London Economics Ltd Space Team shares its thoughts on the top space industry trends to watch out for this year.
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Trends in Space (as Presented at Danish National Space Conference 2023)
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| Published: | November, 2023 |
Rasmus Flytkjaer, Partner in the Space Team at London Economics, presented a view on the dominant trends in space at the Danish National Space Conference on 10/11/2023. The talk content is summarised below and in the PowerPoint deck linked above. Subscribe to Space in Focus * indicates required First Name Last Name Email Address […]
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Europe’s Space Sector: Unlocking Potential Through R&D
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| Client: | N/A | |
| Published: | 31 August, 2023 |
Investing in space R&D and hence encouraging innovation can foster firm-level growth in the space sector and ultimately boost the economy. Despite empirical evidence from the UK and support from the broader literature, there is still a large gap in R&D investments in the European space sector which needs to be filled to maintain the […]
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Space: Who’s in the Airlock Without a Spacesuit?
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| Client: | N/A | |
| Published: | 30 March, 2023 |
“A rising tide floats all boats, but only when the tide goes out do you discover who’s been swimming naked.” – Warren Buffet With the recent failure of Silicon Valley Bank, falling stock prices, and deteriorating investment appetite, there are signs that the space industry is reaching the end of a strong upward cycle. […]
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Spatial Data for Financial Management
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| Client: | N/A | |
| Published: | 8 February, 2023 |
In this issue of Space in Focus, Tom Goulding outlines the potential for spatial data, including satellite-based Earth Observation, to contribute to sustainability in the financial sector.
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London Economics at the Royal Institute of Navigation’s UK PNT Leadership Seminar
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| Client: | N/A | |
| Published: | 9 November, 2022 |
Image source: NASA, Artist’s impression of a STEREO Spacecraft Viewing CME, https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sunearth/missions/mission_stereo.html Use of the image does not imply NASA’s endorsement of the report. On 1st November this year the Royal Institute of Navigation (RIN) brought together experts representing “the UK’s leaders in government, industry, academia and key user communities.” London Economics produced a Concept […]
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No Value Without Verification: Earth Observation for Carbon Markets
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| Published: | 27 September, 2022 |
On the path to net zero, carbon offsets promise to assist companies in lowering their greenhouse gas emissions and transition to carbon neutrality. But a lack of standardised verification and insufficient monitoring of these voluntary carbon markets leave room for fraudulent offsets. In this issue of Space in Focus, Greta Dohler explores how satellite-based Earth […]
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What Can Space Do for Europe’s Future Energy Security? Space-Based Solar Power Evaluated
| Sector: | Space. | |
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| Client: | European Space Agency (ESA) | |
| Published: | 31 August, 2022 |
Space-based Solar Power (SBSP) is a concept that has existed since the 1970s, but developments in the space industry, concerns about Europe’s energy security, and the need to decarbonise have created a renewed interest in the concept. In this context, the European Space Agency (ESA) commissioned London Economics and Frazer-Nash to investigate the technical feasibility, […]
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SPAC(e) In Focus – Finance at the Final Frontier
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| Client: | N/A | |
| Published: | 7 March, 2022 |
The rise of a new financial mechanism has been central to the arrival of many new space ventures on public markets. But as the fervour for SPACs, or special purpose acquisition companies, wanes among investors, what will be the consequence for the space industry? In the latest edition of Space in Focus, former LE Consultant […]
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Star Wars and Space Clubs
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| Client: | N/A | |
| Published: | 1 April, 2021 |
In 1999, Thomas Bell, writing for the US Center for Strategy and Technology suggested that it was “inevitable that mankind will weaponize space and equally likely that this will take place in the next thirty years”. Space is increasingly openly considered as a military domain alongside land, sea, air, and cyber, where national security and […]
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Gold from Trash: Space Surveillance and Tracking
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| Published: | 17 December, 2020 |
In this issue of Space in Focus former Economic Consultant, Nick Oswald, considers the implications of this ever-increasing need. Humanity’s collective space-faring actions are the predominant cause of the ever-increasing accumulation of debris in-orbit. There is general consensus that this is a ‘bad’ thing. The main causes for disagreements relate to how much of a […]
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Untangling the OneWeb Web
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| Published: | 27 August, 2020 |
On July 3rd 2020, the British government committed $500m to successfully acquire a 45% stake in OneWeb[i], a company whose ambitions for mass constellation broadband were thwarted by Chapter 11 bankruptcy in March.[ii] The size of the taxpayer commitment, uncertainties over the commercial and technical feasibility of OneWeb and its strategic alignment with UK space […]
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Earth Observation: a Tool for a More Resilient and Sustainable World?
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| Published: | 12 May, 2020 |
As the world restarts and enters the next phase of the global pandemic, the question of “how to avoid the next crisis?” emerges. In this second issue of Space in Focus, former London Economics Senior Consultant Romain Esteve presents new data on the European EO industry and explores how EO data can be used to […]
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LEO Satcoms in the NewSpace Era: Key to the Mass Market or Empty Promise?
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| Client: | N/A | |
| Published: | 6 February, 2020 |
Satellites have long occupied a small niche within the telecommunications ecosystem, but this could change with the arrival of High-Throughput Satellites and mass constellation LEO. Disruptive NewSpace operators pin their hopes on providing mass market broadband to the ‘unconnected’ world, but questions remain over the size of these markets, the cost of user technologies, and […]