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September 2021
Near space - the air-space boundary question, astronauts and space tourism
... not always be the case, however, and perhaps the greatest service the two flights have done is to reignite the discussion about the air-space boundary. Should orbital tourism become the norm (such that time... and guaranteeing the rights of the customer. The first stage of that is identifying which legal regime will be appropriate should a dispute arise. But there is more to it than that: the air-space boundary is also important when considering...
July 2019
Luxembourg’s space legislation
...are binding upon Luxembourg do not make operators internationally liable for damage caused by space objects on the Earth, in air space or in outer space; instead, it is the States that launch or procure the launch that are ... only logical that the Ministry of State’s Media and Communications Service prepared the draft of another law which more generally addresses Luxembourg’s space activities. The draft document was submitted to the Chamber of ...
August 2018
AI offers new approach to space situational awareness
...automation and autonomy are essential to provide the capability for greater control and protection of space assets and services. AI can facilitate the use of the latest developments in sensor technology where multi-modal...to complement the learning process and generate ever more powerful models. The Space Fence space surveillance system built by Lockheed Martin for the US Air Force, due to be operational in 2019, will revolutionize SSA by detecting...
October 2018
Using space-based data for humanitarian causes
... law at the University of Luxembourg. He also serves an adjunct professor in the LLM in the Air and Space Law at the University of Mississippi School of Law and in the Department of Political Science and Law...Dakota. Prof Dodge obtained his JD from the University of Mississippi School of Law (2008), and his LLM in Air & Space Law at McGill Faculty of Law in Montreal, Canada (2011). He formerly taught at the University of Mississippi School...
August 2018
Ever-changing views on space resource utilisation
...and private interests. Whether a regulatory solution is on the horizon or not, the debate on space resources governance is definitely here to stay, especially given the time-consuming procedures involved. Serious ... of the Research and Teaching Staff of the International Institute of Air & Space Law, Leiden University, and Assistant Secretary of The Hague International Space Resources Governance Working Group. She is currently a PhD Candidate at...
April 2020
Space Florida - gateway to an interstellar future
...Air Force to focus their programme dollars on meeting their mission needs. As the spaceport evolves for the future, it may well affordably and effectively serve all spaceflight operators, both governmental and commercial as ‘space-faring customers’. Space... Orbit will begin sending tourists and civilian workers to space. As servicing commercial passengers to orbit becomes more frequent, space travel, something that was once an exclusive club, ...
June 2022
Military space – how worried should we be?
...military’ space and ‘civilian’ space, with an all-civilian space agency, NASA. The government and media portrayal of early space was unmistakably ‘peaceful purposes’: see the film The Right Stuff, read the US-published Colliers magazine or ...orbit. Chinese state media reported that the new Yaogan satellites will be used to provide information services such as land census, urban planning, crop yield estimation and disaster prevention and reduction. ...
January 2023
China’s space ambitions fuel defence spending and global innovation
..., founded in 2016, wants to turn around customer orders to build and launch its small satellites in just six months, and provide Satellite as a Service. Spacety is deploying a unique Synthetic Aperture Radar... convergence, explore high gain antenna configuration, augmentation at geostationary and low Earth orbit. In-Space Servicing/Assembly & Manufacturing: Refuelling, upgrade, manoeuvre, orbit transfer, satellite repositioning, debris removal....
July 2019
Stepping into space with STEAM
... Holly is on the advisory boards for global organisations such as Space Vault, Finsophy, and STEM for Women magazine. She also sits on the Space Economy Task Force in Austin, Texas. Jeff Smith is a ...additive manufacturing mentor for summer interns, and a guest speaker/exhibitor/judge at the Cities in Space competition. Jeff served five years in the US Air Force and is a member of the American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics, the National...
