World-first satellites for commercial science set for launch in 2025

A British startup aims to launch science satellites into space in 2025 after raising a fresh £2mn. Blue Skies Space has devised a unique business plan for the stargazers. They will be the first-ever science satellites that provide data directly to researchers via a membership model, the company said. The approach offers a new route to the secrets of our universe. Currently, researchers rely on government agencies such as NASA and ESA to access space data. Unfortunately, this supply doesn’t meet the demand. The James Webb Telescope, for instance, received 1,600 requests for observing time. Only 249 of them were selected. That equates to…

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