Space Privatisation: Sky's No Longer The Limit

Do you remember how it used to feel roaming around unknown cities or driving across unfamiliar territories prior the introduction of GPS systems? Have you ever thought what it means for a seafarer to have the possibility to contact his loved ones wherever his ship happens to be around the globe? Do you remember that amazing feeling when you tracked an aircraft for the first time on your laptop, or when you connected for the first time to the internet while on board an aircraft across the oceans? All these simple actions which are now part of our day-to-day life can only happen thanks to a satellite or a constellation of satellites often as big as a finger rotating around the world. The above is all the result of the commercialisation of Space. In fact, with private entities having gained access to space over the last two decades, interest in space as an industry has sparked. Such interest is of no wonder considering that it is estimated that the space industry will grow