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16 | Spotlight Talk | Candice Massucci Templier – Staring into the Valley of Death

Staring into the Valley of Death – How Does the Space Sustainability Segment of the Space Economy Reach the Other Side | SWF Summit Paris 2024 Can space sustainability companies survive the “valley of death” between innovation and adoption? In this Spotlight Talk from the 7th Summit for Space Sustainability, Candice Massucci-Templier, Vice President at Novaspace, explores the fragile economics of the space sustainability sector — from active debris removal and in-orbit servicing to space situational awareness and life extension missions. She outlines the investment bottlenecks, regulatory uncertainty, and procurement gaps that prevent sustainability-focused ventures from scaling. Drawing on Novaspace’s global market analyses, she identifies how government support, public-private partnerships, and early anchor contracts could turn promising technologies into operational markets. Timestamps 00:24 – “Space sustainability is not a choice anymore.” 01:07 – “Without these services, sustainability of space operations won’t be possible.” 02:39 – Market size and key actors in debris removal and in-orbit servicing 04:11 – “The main bottleneck we see is access to funding.” 05:16 – “There is a valley of death — where companies fail to move from technology demonstration to revenue generation.” 06:42 – “Public-private partnerships can help bridge that gap.” 07:23 – “You need both the public and private sides acting together — the public sector to de-risk, the private to innovate.” 08:40 – “There are currently no global metrics to define success for these services.” 09:27 – “A consistent, long-term procurement policy could make the difference.” 10:11 – “We see a wave of new startups and established players preparing for active debris removal.” 11:33 – “Sustainability will become an operational necessity, not a public relations goal.” 12:41 – Closing remarks – “We can’t afford to wait another decade to make this a viable industry.” Highlights “Space sustainability is not a choice anymore.” “Without these services, the sustainability of space operations won’t be possible.” “There is a valley of death, where companies fail to move from technology demonstration to revenue generation.” “Public-private partnerships can help bridge that gap.” “Sustainability will become an operational necessity, not a public relations goal.” Speaker Candice Massucci-Templier, Manager, Space Policy Novaspace Keywords / Tags space sustainability, space economy, active debris removal, in-orbit servicing, SSA, life extension, public-private partnerships, funding gap, investment, market growth, policy, space operations, Novaspace, startup, commercialization, sustainability services, Secure World Foundation, SWF Summit Paris 2024 Watch this session to hear how space sustainability innovators can cross the gap between demonstration and deployment — building a viable, scalable market for responsible space operations.