https://spacewatch.global/tag/christophe-bosquillon/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:58:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/christophe-bosquillon/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2024/02/spacewatchgl-economy-a-review-of-2023-2024-investment-trends-by-space-capital/ Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=53662 On 07 February 2024, we attended a review of the space economy hosted by Space Capital’s Chad Anderson and Justus Kilian. This follows the publication of their Q4 2023 report back in January 2024, which readers can download here. We have covered previous interventions by Chad Anderson at space conferences here and here.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/01/spacewatchgl-opinion-iris2-the-elephants-in-the-room/ Wed, 24 Jan 2024 09:00:14 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=53336 IRIS2 (pronounced “iris square”) is the new EU secure satellite constellation project, which stands for Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity, and Security by Satellite. Touted as “the European Union’s answer to pressing challenge of tomorrow, offering enhanced communication capacities to governmental users, businesses, while ensuring high-speed internet broadband to cope with connectivity dead zones,“ IRIS2 is the result of a brilliant vision at the intersection of European “strategic autonomy,” orbital economy and policy, space industry majors, innovative startups, bureaucratic agendas, and a European Union space strategy for security and defense. Like many brilliant visions, it runs the risk of being eaten for breakfast by the tyranny of execution. Could it be different this time?]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/10/spacewatchgl-opinion-bezos-splits-with-orbital-reef-now-what/ Fri, 13 Oct 2023 08:00:10 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=51685 Bob Smith, the now retiring former CEO of Blue Origin, was invited at the Financial Times Investing in Space Summit in June 2023 to provide an overview of the future of Orbital Reef, the commercial space station being developed jointly by Blue Origin and Sierra Space. His statements about Orbital Reef were considered a bit disappointing by the inner circle of Space analysts, but nothing in Smith’s tone hinted at the shocking developments that just unfolded.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/07/spacewatchgl-opinion-ft-2023-investing-in-space-summit-part-2-visions-climate-action-and-alternative-access-to-space/ Fri, 07 Jul 2023 07:53:29 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=49732 The Financial Times Investing In Space Summit took place in person and online on 05-06 June 2023, under the motto "Balancing optimism with realism". In Part 1 (LINK) we covered the state of the space market and its investment value. We also looked at why the future for UK space looks bright, and how different countries can have differentiated space investment and capacity-building strategies. In Part 2, we will look at more stories behind the numbers, bold visions, disruptions, opportunities, emerging markets such as space-based solar power as potential remediation to climate issues, space resource utilization, and Moon mining, and even alternative modes of access to space. Readers who missed this event are encouraged to check out the Video-On-Demand.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/07/spacewatchgl-opinion-financial-times-investing-in-space-summit-2023-part-1/ Fri, 07 Jul 2023 07:50:14 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=49728 The Financial Times Investing In Space Summit < https://ftspace.live.ft.com/agenda > took place in person and online on 05-06 June 2023, under the motto "Balancing optimism with realism". Indeed it was the first significant space investment and financing conference to take place after the rise of interest rates by the US FED, together with other macro headwinds, such as conflict-driven economic deterioration. This thorough and intensive FT conference did a fairly good job of articulating trends and putting the spotlight on both mainstream markets (launchers, constellations) and emerging space activities, Moon included.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/05/spacewatchgl-opinion-space-resources-week-2023-a-review-part-2/ Fri, 19 May 2023 08:00:03 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=48796 The 2023 edition of Space Resources Week (SRW) took place on 19-21 April in Luxembourg and online. The conference demonstrated a focused European scientific capacity building, with partnerships from North America to Japan.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/05/spacewatchgl-opinion-space-resources-week-2023-a-review-part-1/ Fri, 12 May 2023 08:00:03 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=48638 The 2023 edition of Space Resources Week (SRW) took place on 19-21 April at Luxexpo The Box and online. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/08/spacewatchgl-opinion-the-moon-humanitys-second-chance/ Fri, 05 Aug 2022 08:00:33 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=42404 While Earth remains engulfed by endless wars, biosphere destruction, and other calamities of biblical proportion, we too, not unlike Don Fabrizio, Tancredi, and Claudia, navigate upheaval again. For us too, this is not an era of change, but a change of era.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/07/spacewatchgl-opinion-how-to-make-the-moon-work/ Fri, 08 Jul 2022 08:00:59 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=42015 The session ‘Making the Moon Work: Governance and Safety in a New Environment’ took place in the afternoon on the second day of ‘The 4th Summit for Space Sustainability’ held in London on June 22nd-23rd, and organized by the Secure World Foundation (SWF). SWF’s hot topic to not junk-up space with waste and debris is as much a concern on the Moon as in Earth orbit.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/06/spacewatchgl-opinion-geopolitics-of-investing-in-the-space-domain-beyond-war-and-peace/ Fri, 17 Jun 2022 07:20:01 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=41577 With space as a far-reaching domain entangled with Earth issues across many industries, geopolitics affect how global alliances deal with security in orbit and beyond, and how collaborative governance motivates investment: from connectivity to Earth observation to crowded orbits and debris, to energy, space traffic management, space exploration and resources utilization.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/06/spacewatchgl-opinion-ft-live-investing-in-space-insights-from-the-swgl-team/ Fri, 17 Jun 2022 07:00:55 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=41595 The Financial Times Live conference on Investing in Space was held in London on the 8th and 9th of June 2022, a live and digital conference promoted by the Financial Times focused on the financial and private investors opinion on the space industry. Sponsored by ViaSat and BAE Systems among others, and with the support of ESA and the UK Space agency,]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/05/spacewatchgl-opinion-review-of-space-resources-week-2022-part-1/ Fri, 20 May 2022 09:00:37 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=41060 This is Part 1 of a review of Space Resources Week 2022, the descriptive part. Part 2 may appear in a subsequent edition with the author’s more personal views on several space resource utilization topics in the context of SRW. We recently attended online the 2022 hybrid 4th edition of Space Resources Week, held in Luxembourg from May 3 to 5.]]>