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Now that more and more countries are getting into space exploration, I wonder how long it will be before commercial companies start developing and selling space
by hliyan 5y ago
Now that more and more countries are getting into space exploration, I wonder how long it will be before commercial companies start developing and selling space probe platforms (just like launch platforms now).
- HumblyTossed 5y agoSPAAS - Space Platforms As A Service
- spicyramen 5y agoWhere can I invest?
- postingawayonhn 5y agoThere's a number of private moon landers under development.
- hiharryhere 5y agoRocketlab is heading down that track already with their Photon satellite platform: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAUj-TQpn-A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAUj-TQpn-A
- KuiN 5y agoThis is already common in the satellite world. Companies design & build satellite platforms (usually called "buses" for sats) that satellite developers build on top of. Usually provides the core physical structure, plus attachments for payloads or sensors; some more advanced ones also include stuff like avionics, power distribution etc. Wikipedia has some interesting examples [0]. Photon mentioned in a sibling comment builds on that idea by providing a bus with engines to make it into a simple spacecraft. I don't know of any off-the-shelf rover platforms yet but can absolutely see the same thing happening when there's enough demand / cost of access to places worth roving around is cheaper. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite_bus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite_bus