Prospects for Business, in Space. Spoke 1 Workshop Concluded.
On May 26, 2025, Spoke 1 – Aerospace and Sustainable Mobility held the workshop “Doing Business in Space”, a day of discussion focused on the economic, strategic, and institutional dynamics that are reshaping the space sector in the era of the New Space Economy.
The workshop brought together professors and researchers from internationally renowned universities and research centers, with expertise in innovation economics, strategic management, and policy analysis, alongside both emerging and established business players, including high-level startups and companies.
The goal of the workshop was to develop a structured perspective on the ongoing transformations in the space sector, with particular attention to emerging governance models, enabling technological trajectories, and the mechanisms of interaction between public and private actors.
The working sessions alternated between theoretical contributions and case study presentations, offering valuable insights into market configurations, research support policies, and the evolution of the space industry value chains.
The presence of start-ups and innovative companies provided solid ground for researchers, allowing them to concretely explore entrepreneurial challenges related to access to space and the development of sustainable business models.
The concluding panel discussion offered a collective reflection geared toward defining a systemic and interdisciplinary perspective on the future of the field, for a NODES ecosystem that strengthens the synergy between advanced research and industrial applications.
