https://spacewatch.global/tag/investing-in-space-summit/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Tue, 06 Aug 2024 21:49:08 +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/investing-in-space-summit/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2023/07/spacewatchgl-opinion-ft-live-investing-in-space-2023-insights-from-the-swgl-team/ Fri, 07 Jul 2023 08:00:11 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=49818 Like last year, the SpaceWatch.Global newsroom has gathered together to analyse  the Financial Time Investing In Space 2023 Summit, held in London on the 5th and 6th of June 2023. The second Summit kept the format of the inaugural one, with a mixed audience of venture capitalists, space experts, space industrials, and agency representatives. We observed a few leitmotifs seen during the first edition, like the importance every year some speaker gives to find a better name for the Space industry ]]> 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.]]>