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    Title

    Economics of Procurement in Space Contracting

    type

    oral

    Description

    "The roles and responsibilities of space procurement agencies to support start-up companies " The industrial landscape involved in space and defense has until recently been primarily composed of large system integrators (prime contractors), independent (equipment) suppliers, and SME companies. Linked to the major increase in space and defense activities during recent years and the impact of the commercialization of the space domain many new entrants have arrived in the form of start-up companies. Today’s start-up companies may become SME’s during the next years, as their strengths – innovation, penetration of niche markets, enthusiasm, entrepreneurial drive, and low-cost structures are very important ingredients. However, it is observed that over 80% of the start-up companies fail within a couple of years. The reasons for failure are mainly the overestimation of the market needs, funding of cash problems, composition of the team, strong(er) competitors, inadequate pricing of products. Space procurement agencies can play an important role in helping start-up companies to become successful. Suitable procurement rules, fast procurement cycles, business incubator support centers are to be considered. The E3.6 session at the IAC in Dubai will be fully devoted to the growing role and importance of start-up companies in the industrial landscape of space companies. A keynote address will be given followed by a panel session and dedicated presentations for which the call for abstracts is herewith launched.

    Date

    2021-10-28

    Time

    14:45

    Room

    Al Ain A

    IPC members
    • Co-Chair: Mr. Mohsen Al Awadhi, Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), United Arab Emirates;

    • Co-Chair: Ms. Géraldine Naja, European Space Agency (ESA), France;

    • Rapporteur: Mr. Pieter Van Beekhuizen, Stichting Space Professionals Foundation (SSPF), The Netherlands;

    • Rapporteur: Ms. Karina Miranda Sanchez, ESA, The Netherlands;

    papers

    Order

    Time

    Paper title

    Mode

    Presentation status

    Speaker

    Affiliation

    Country

    2

    14:45

    Trains, Stations, and Carts - A Framework for Space Procurement Infrastructure

    10

    confirmed

    Mr. Kevin Barry

    LightBridge Strategic Consulting

    United States

    4

    14:55

    Emerging program : encourages startups and SMEs to participate in national space technology project which promises adaption into national space system in orbit

    10

    confirmed

    Ms. Mi-jin Yoo

    Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)

    Korea, Republic of

    5

    15:05

    What Are the Driving Forces behind Space Technology Clusters?

    10

    confirmed

    Mr. Alan Webb

    Commercial Space Technologies Ltd.

    United Kingdom

    6

    15:15

    Stimulating National Private Sector Growth in Emerging Space Nations

    10

    confirmed

    Ms. Alyssa Frayling

    know.space

    United Kingdom

    7

    15:25

    Space startup business model based on public needs : From land management to commercialization and further space resource within international cooperation.

    10

    confirmed

    Ms. Mi-jin Yoo

    Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)

    Korea, Republic of

    8

    15:35

    Building sector development infrastructure for 21st-century space economy: Reflections on Slovak experience

    10

    confirmed

    Mr. Michal Brichta

    Slovak Investment and Trade Development Agency (SARIO) - Slovak Space Office

    Slovak Republic

    9

    15:45

    Creation of space hubs: the case of Brasilia

    10

    confirmed

    Mr. Victor Baptista

    Universidade de Brasília

    Brazil

    1001

    15:55

    Promoting New Space Companies and Innovation through Regulatory Mechanisms: Experimentation, Procurement and Legal Obligations

    10

    withdrawn

    Ms. Cristina Miranda

    Portugal

    1003

    16:05

    Ready for Take-Off: Space Sector Survey on Public Private Partnerships

    10

    withdrawn

    Mr. Moon Kim

    Pardee RAND Graduate School

    United States

    *

    Fairy tales about space unicorns: Unravelling myths to create a competitive European space economy

    withdrawn

    Ms. Mari Amanda Eldholm

    Norway