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Author Archives: Stirling Forbes

Stirling Forbes is CEO of Forbes-Space, the space trade consulate of Europe and a global mission partnership and growth services agency. He holds an MSc in Space Studies from the International Space University and has written extensively on space industry commercialization.

Illustration of a moon mining operation. Credit: NASA
Posted inOpinion

The lunar mining gold rush is coming – and success requires bridging two worlds 

by Stirling Forbes October 22, 2025

Traditional mining expertise plus space startup innovation will equal the winning formula for lunar resource extraction.

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Cambrian Works Announces Partnership with Aptos Orbital to Integrate the GigRouter and Aptos Terminal

Federating Europe’s Earth Observation Ground Segment: The DOMINO-E Proof of Concept

Global Defense Satcom Commercial Service Revenues Positioned to Skyrocket Past $8.6 Billion by 2034

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