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Wednesday, October 13th 2021

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 Exploring space, the moon and the planets beyond

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Space industry | Structural changes and paradigm shifts | Emerton
The space sector is currently facing several structural changes and paradigm shifts impacting both demand and supply

With the increasing expansion of space operations in various nations, a rising number of corporate actors investing in space systems and their downstream applications, the space sector is now undergoing several structural changes.Both the demand and supply sides are affected by paradigm shifts.

This Week’s Must Read is an insight piece from Sebastien Plessis, Emerton about the on-going changes in the Space industry.

 Sebastien Plessis@Emerton

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Thought Leadership

Space exploration is going private - Magellan Financial Group
Magellan Financial Group is a specialist funds management business based in Sydney, Australia.

From the first lunar landing to the satellite race and SpaceX, space exploration has increased our knowledge of the universe and led to many innovations. While the promises are great, the risks remain.

Michael Collins@Magellan

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Small satellites and the growing demand in microlaunchers and ridesharing
Available launch slots are rare, especially for small satellites. Risks and benefits of ridesharing and dedicated microlauncher solutions need to be considered.

Because of a tremendous need for images and communications throughout the world, the market for tiny satellites is rising like never before. Alexandre Tisserant, CEO of Kineis, and Manfred Hader, Roland Berger discuss the challenges of launching tiny satellites and his opinions on the excitement surrounding investments in microlauncher projects in this interview.

Manfred Hader@Roland Berger and Alexandre Tisserant@Kineis

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Wall Street to Mission Control: Can space tourism pay off?
With the COVID-19 pandemic curtailing earthly travel, space tourism may seem like a far-fetched dream--but some companies are betting on high demand.

Although there are doubts regarding the actual scale and long-term viability of the commercial-space industry, it looks to be on the verge of considerable expansion. The fundamental question is whether there will be economic activity in space that extends beyond tourism (for example, asteroid mining or manufacturing).

Chris Daehnick and Jess Harrington@McKinsey

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The Decline of Commercial Space Launch Costs – Insights to Action | Deloitte US
As the cost of commercial space exploration continues to decline, smaller launch vehicles will provide access for potential new entrants. Companies and organizations of all sizes are increasingly able to experiment with new ways of manufacturing products and providing enhanced services in space.

Smaller launch vehicles will give access for prospective new entrants as the cost of commercial space exploration continues to fall.
Companies and organizations of all kinds are increasingly able to test innovative ways of producing products and offering better services in space.

Jeff Matthews@Deloitte

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This week’s Consulting News

Christoph Schweizer Takes Office as Boston Consulting Group’s Seventh Chief Executive Officer
Schweizer Becomes CEO as Clients Increasingly Focus on Challenges of Digital, AI, and Climate Change

| Christoph Schweizer@BCG

TNG Consulting Announces Promotion of Tanyka M. Barber to Partner
/PRNewswire/ -- TNG Consulting LLC is pleased to announce the promotion of Senior Supervising Consultant Tanyka M. Barber, M.H.S., J.D., to Partner effective...

| Tanyka M. Barber@TNG Consulting

Oliver Wyman Enters into Agreement to Acquire Huron’s Life Sciences Strategy Consulting Practice
Huron is recognized in the market for its expert life sciences strategy business, helping clients address their most important commercial, marketing, pricing, market access, and R&D challenges.

| @Oliver Wyman

EY launches new offering dedicated to Qualtrics consulting services
Qualtrics is web based software that allows the user to create surveys and generate reports without having any previous programming knowledge. The platform allows companies to improve the flow of feedback on matters such as customer and employee experience.

| @EY

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