Speaker
Kunstadter, Chris
Description
Space insurance is a critical enabler of innovation and investment in space activity - it unlocks the economic potential and provides an economic safety net for the risks associated with space activity. Space insurance covers virtually all technical risk from launch onwards, through the life of a spacecraft. Space insurers recognize the significant increase in collision risk in Earth orbit, and seek tools to evaluate the space environment as well as to perform forensic analysis following a spacecraft anomaly. The ability to absolve collision as a cause of an anomaly - or, indeed, to confirm it - allows more appropriate corrective actions, reducing cost and risk for future missions.
