Commercial Advisory Services

Commercial Advisory
& Consulting

SpaceWorks’ Commercial Advisory team provides strategic market analysis, market growth projections, business plan models, pitch deck support, and due diligence inputs for a range of aerospace, flight, and commercial markets. Past SpaceWorks Commercial clients have included startup companies looking for independent inputs to their business plans, investment banks looking for technical insight into NewSpace markets, inventors looking to develop a business model around a new widget or technology, and even NASA and DoD clients looking for synergies between government investments and future commercial market potential. We are the consulting side of the company and open to any inquiries you may have.

We specialize in smallsats, orbital servicing, supersonic and hypersonic flight, space-based power, human spaceflight, and future lunar-based businesses. We’ve even consulted on a movie or two. Recently, we’re known for our Insights articles, our Nano/Micro Satellite Forecasts, the SpaceWorks NewSpace Index, and our high-speed commercial flight market research under the FastForward Project.

What Makes SpaceWorks Commercial different?

We have over 30 years of experience in the aerospace and space business. We’ve even started a few of our own aerospace businesses along the way. And unlike most Wall Street or Washington, D.C. analysts, we’re engineers at heart. We understand the technology and the economics to perform wholistic and quantitative analysis on a wide range of aerospace projects and business problems. We generate parametric models, plots, and spreadsheets by leveraging the technical expertise available to us through the diverse team of engineers here at SpaceWorks and combine that with our extensive business experience and economic due diligence. We then provide you with the data, analysis, and recommendations to support your decisions.

If you’re an entrepreneur, we know what you need for your pitch decks and investor calls. If you’re an investor, we can distinguish the difference between a great technical idea or sheer fantasy. If you are a government technology manager, we can help quantify the benefits of a technology on an emerging aerospace market. Whatever your needs may be, we are ready to help you make the best decision for your business or project.

Insight Articles

CommercialFeaturedInsightsNews
August 17, 2023

Beyond Earth’s Clutter: Unveiling the Orbital Debris Market – Global Policy, Challenges, and a Path Forward

INTRODUCTION In 2019, SpaceWorks published “A New Era for Orbital Debris Policy”, which expounded on  the orbital debris problem, the historical policies aimed at addressing it, and a recommended policy…
CommercialFeaturedInsightsNews
August 18, 2022

Survival of the Fittest: Saturation in the Space Launch Industry

INTRODUCTION On September 28th, 2008, SpaceX successfully launched their Falcon 1 vehicle to orbit for the first time. The launch marked a new era for the space industry as the…
Satellite based WiFi artCommercialFeaturedInsightsNews
May 3, 2022

Bridging the Gap: The Business Viability of Satellite Internet

INTRODUCTION Over the past decade, people around the world have experienced a dramatic shift towards increased usage and reliance on internet services. Further heightened by the COVID-19 pandemic, dependence on…
CommercialInsightsNews
February 5, 2020

A Decade in Review: The Evolution of the Small Satellite Sector

On November 22nd, 2011, SpaceWorks debuted the first ever dedicated small satellite market research report, the ‘SpaceWorks’ Nano/Microsatellite Launch Demand Assessment’.  Nearly a decade later, the industry (and our flagship…
CommercialInsightsNews
January 8, 2020

The Business Imperative for Modularity

Downward pricing pressures and a glut of HTS capacity have outpaced increasing demand for connectivity in the SATCOM sector, leading many operators to consider alternative technical and operational options. As…
CommercialInsightsNews
August 19, 2019

A New Era for Orbital Debris Policy

In an age of corporate social sustainability and rising emphasis on preventing climate change, it’s no surprise that concern about pollution extends to the stars. The initial launches of the…
CommercialInsightsNews
April 17, 2019

A Different Approach: Vertical Integration in Satellite Manufacturing Part II

In our first article in the “A Different Approach” series, SpaceWorks began exploring how the shifting space industry landscape has given way to a dramatic rise in vertical integration across…
CommercialInsightsNews
January 28, 2019

A Different Approach: Vertical Integration in Satellite Manufacturing

SpaceWorks is pleased to introduce its first multi-part web series, "A Different Approach: Vertical Integration in the Small Satellite Sector". This series explores the changing landscape for satellite manufacturers and…
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Forecast Reports

Nano/Microsatellite Market Forecast 10th Edition 2020CommercialForecast ReportNews
February 5, 2020

Nano/Microsatellite Forecast, 10th Edition (2020)

TRENDS AND MARKET OBSERVATIONS SpaceWorks analysts project between 298 - 369 nano/microsatellites (1 - 50 kg) will launch globally as the industry seeks to rebound from a down-year in 2019.…
Nano/Microsatellite Market Forecast 9th Edition 2019CommercialForecast ReportNews
January 28, 2019

Nano/Microsatellite Forecast, 9th Edition (2019)

TRENDS AND MARKET OBSERVATIONS Coming off an excellent performance in 2018, SpaceWorks analysts project between 294 – 393 nano/microsatellites will launch globally in 2019 – an increase of 18% over…

Typical SpaceWorks Commercial Products & Services

  • Price-based market research
  • Future market forecasts
  • Spreadsheet-based business modeling
  • Presentation-style independent assessments
  • Project life-cycle cost estimates
  • Project return on investment estimates

Work with us

  • SpaceWorks Commercial Advisory engagements start at $25,000 per project
  • Larger projects can be supported at hourly rates from $150/hour to $250/hour
  • Contact commercial@spaceworks.aero

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