ORBITAL DEVELOPMENTS
Orbiting Neonatal Labs: What Safe Birth and Newborn Care Really Require
Why artificial gravity and shielding—not “zero-g”—belong in private station designs.
From Demo to Utility: What Caltech’s SSPD-1 Actually Proved
Caltech’s orbital testbed turned SBSP from artwork into engineering constraints—and that’s commercial gold.
Torpor, Not Cryonics: A Real Path to Long-Duration Flight—and Earthside Payoffs
Induced hibernation protocols plus organ “nanowarming” point to practical value now.
Embryology for Spacefaring Societies: IVF, Automation and Earth Markets
What a credible path looks like—and how it pays on Earth long before off-world colonies.
Debris Removal as a Service: What ClearSpace-1 Tells Us About Buying Clean Orbits
ESA’s procurement, the switch to PROBA-1, and why ADR must look like a platform—not a one-off.
Why Space Debris Is a Direct Threat—and Why a Permanent Fix Is Inevitable
MMOD risk to astronauts and satellites, collision cascades, and the economics of avoidance vs. remediation.
SOLARIS to Market: Europe’s Path from Concept Studies to a Fundable SBSP Programme
What ESA’s work means for primes, utilities and investors eyeing space-based solar power.
CLD Phase-2: NASA’s 2025 Steps and the Path to Bankable Private Stations
Shifting from demos to services—and from grants to contracts that lenders understand.
Orbital Spaceports: Hubs Between Earth, Moon, and Beyond
Turning transit nodes into profitable logistics platforms.
Space Hotels as the First Consumer Market in Orbit
Space tourism isn’t a distraction—it’s a valuable prototype for living in space.
The Business of Debris: From ESA’s 2025 Space Environment Report to Insurable ADR Revenues
Sustainability is moving from policy to purchasable services.
Advanced Space Stations as Zero-G Pharma Labs
R&D, bioprocessing, and pre-production as a station service.
Smallsat Constellations for Earth Sciences
Turning fundamental measurements into usable services.
Space-Made for Earth: Large-Scale Manufacturing and Planetary Dividends
When orbital factories compete on quality and keep Earth cleaner.
In-Space Manufacturing: Printing Vital Components on-Orbit
Advanced 3D printing as the first profitable factory in orbit.
Smallsat Platforms Are Configurable Products—and Gateways to ARR
From bespoke spacecraft to standardised buses powering data and services.
Turning EO Data into Decision-Grade Workflows
From pixels to P&L in agriculture, energy and insurance.
Private Space Stations: Beyond Government Demand
Space-station-as-a-Service models that scale commercial use.
Docking as a Market: ISRO’s SpaDeX and the New Supply Chain for On-Orbit Ops
A successful demonstration turns interfaces, sensors and software into purchasable products.