The global in-orbit servicing market is forecast to grow from about $2.4–$2.7 billion in the mid-2020s to roughly $8 billion by 2034, a CAGR of about 11–12%. Northrop Grumman SpaceLogistics’ Mission Extension Vehicle, MEV-1, docked to Intelsat-901 in 2020, restoring operations and extending life by more than 5 years. MEV-2 docked with IS-10-02 in 2021,…
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In 2024 the global Optical Inter-Satellite Links (OISL) market was about US$402 million and is projected to reach US$2.0 billion by 2030, a fivefold increase with roughly 30% CAGR. Major LEO mega-constellations such as SpaceX’s Starlink, Amazon’s Project Kuiper, and the planned OneWeb Phase 2 are integrating optical inter-satellite links from the outset to boost…
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As of 2022, about 96% of Swedes use the internet. Nearly 99% of Swedish households have internet access. 67% of the population has at least basic digital skills. Fiber-optic broadband is available to over 98% of premises, with about 85% of buildings connected and Very High Capacity Network coverage of roughly 83%. By 2024, roughly…
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In May 1999, NASA’s Deep Space 1 operated for three days with the Remote Agent AI, planning activities and diagnosing simulated faults autonomously. From 2001 to 2004, NASA’s EO-1 carried the Autonomous Sciencecraft Experiment (ASE), using onboard machine learning and the CASPER planner to re-task after events like volcanic eruptions. In 2013, JAXA’s Epsilon rocket…
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