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October 2018
Using space-based data for humanitarian causes
... to state concern for sovereignty. States are reluctant to deploy legal mechanisms of verification that place them at risk of enforcement actions from other states. While a state might be willing... space law, history of the space age, space politics & policy, space & the environment, and remote sensing law & regulation. He has been a contributor to several aviation and space law focused journals, is a member of the International Institute of Space ...
February 2022
Revolution and responsibility: the challenges of space
...the Canadian province of Ontario. The two futures Outer space must also be a place and a reason to develop responsibility for our own humanity and our environment The second lesson that could be drawn from the ... maintain and develop scientific research and technical innovation, outer space must also be a place and a reason to develop responsibility for our own humanity and our environment. This responsibility not only responds to the surprises of...
January 2023
Original Sin - Power, Technology and War in Outer Space
..., military power and economic competition in space means for the practice and study of International Relations (IR) today. Space is not some new environment that transforms our social and political world... space, and the author of War in Space: Strategy, Spacepower, Geopolitics and several papers on space policy in a variety of academic journals. Dr Bowen frequently appears in media items on space policy and advises practitioners on space ...
July 2019
Who owns outer space?
... of ‘the mankind provisions’ has thus reached an impasse and, according to former Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Space Law, Prof Joanne Gabrynowitz, it is “now primarily a political problem and... therefore, only subject to ...ideas do not describe the legal status of outer space.” Indeed, the US has taken decisive action to create a domestic legal environment that facilitates space mining. In 2015, after extensive lobbying, Congress ...
July 2021
Designing for life in outer space - The importance of design for long-term space missions
...Industrial Design in 2001. It opened up a new realm of research and experimentation into Design for Space & Extreme Environments. She has developed new design concepts for habitation modules and equipment to increase astronaut well-being... has chaired international symposia and workshops on design for outer space and has written books and published numerous papers in scientific journals. She has been the recipient of several prestigious awards, ...
July 2020
Lego’s replica space programme
... writer, and a Commissioning Editor for ROOM Space Journal. He has 40 years of experience as a satellite communications engineer and consultant to the space industry, space insurance and space education sectors. He is the author of six... a BSc in physics and astrophysics from Queen Mary London and a PhD in sustainable development of the space environment, and is a chartered physicist and chartered engineer. In 2008, Mark developed a sub-career as a...
October 2019
Electric orbit raising and space weather
... employ the use of electric propulsion for orbit raising. In a conventional launch, the satellite is placed into a geostationary transfer orbit by the launch vehicle and then uses chemical propellants to reach GEO....estimate of eight percent shown for EOR-1 during the post-storm environment is a significant level of degradation The gradual degradation of solar cells in the space environment is a well-known phenomenon and is factored into the design...
August 2021
Collision avoidance – time for agreement on space sustainability
...access… to meet the needs of the present generations while preserving the outer space environment for future generations”. The difficulty in identifying the necessary consensus is highlighted ...space activity. It is now up to the international space community to show that it is serious about managing the space environment in a responsible and sustainable fashion. Adherence to the principles articulated within these guidelines would be a good place...
July 2020
Pandemic in space – are we ready?
... meticulous sanitation and sterilisation to minimise the chances of microbes being transported from Earth to the space environment. Further, the Policy aims to prevent backward contamination, or minimise the hazard posed by the...use of biological and chemical agents or radionuclear material that affect health”. The IHR put in place a framework for “epidemic intelligence, event verification, risk assessment, coordination of response and information ...
