Knowledge Recap

Hi all,

Last week's post was about Archangels Lightworks, a company building laser communication between space and ground, providing secure, faster, and scalable connectivity.

Today's post is to recap the companies I have shared so far, illustrating a visual of the space industry sector.

It's important to visualize the early ecosystem of the space industry to demonstrate the interdependency between companies and to convey knowledge of the space field.

First, I will outline the sectors covered previously in writing with an image I created attached below.

Okay, let's get into it!

A rocket is the backbone of the space economy; it's the transportation method to reach space. Space rocket companies require a launch pad to launch their rockets into space.

The service can be provided by a separate company or built by the rocket space company itself.

I believe it's better to outsource it and focus on building rockets. An opportunity to start launch pad as a service, the demand for more rockets is growing; however, launch pad services are currently limited.

There are 35 launch sites in the world (source). The sector is growing to eventually meet the growing demand.

With a rocket, comes a cargo vehicle to send equipment, satellites, and astronauts to space. These are just three broad categories (launch pads, rockets, cargo vehicle)

Here is a table showing the increased number of satellites launched into orbit, supporting the need for more in the three broad categories I mentioned.

Moving to satellites, there are two types: imagery and internet. Both need to be managed and communicated through ground stations, and ground station requires smart software to orchestrate, organize, and categorize data.

There are four interdependent opportunities alone. From the last week’s post, Archangels Lightworks is building laser communication technology that might replace ground stations, or it can be a technological support to ground stations for fast and scalable communication systems.

Lastly, there is a phone-sized device sent to space with any new object to test the performance of materials in the space environment. It sends data in real-time.

That's a wrap. I hope this has built an initial knowledge of what's happening in space from what I have shared previously.

The visual representation of various sectors in the space economy that I have compiled from all of my previous posts:

That's all for today!

Thank you for reading.

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