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September 2016
Transforming US space policy
... and connecting the world in ways that would otherwise not be possible. We utilise space to accurately predict weather, perform disaster relief, and support national security and military functions, keeping our citizens ...and funding for DoD to start a pilot programme to buy, test and evaluate commercial weather data and services. Realigning space exploration Space exploration is an important part of the United States’ leadership in the world. When...
August 2016
Space stations - drivers of cooperation
...many and varied. For example, a nation like India is managing to dodge the exorbitant cost of space activities. Its space agency boasts a budget of nothing more than US$ 1 billion and has invested in practical societal applications...to developing nations but equally to those that prefer economic prudence to profligacy. The existing and foreseen climate of economic recession across the globe no longer permits the luxury of the latter. In this light,...
January 2017
Prospects for progress on space security diplomacy
...for the first time in 2014 and again in 2015, represents another problematic development for space security. The International Space Station is a symbol of cooperation. Here, three vehicles are simultaneously attached - Orbital ... with these are darkening. Suggestions that other space powers view one’s own space assets as vulnerable targets do not contribute to fostering a cooperative security climate. The diplomatic initiatives that have been put...
July 2017
Rapidly evolving space industry needs faster UN response
...months and years. However, there remain some differences related to the anniversary of the Outer Space Treaty and UNISPACE+50 compared to previous UNISPACE conferences. If new regulatory mechanisms, agreements or ... focuses on contemporary trends and dynamics in the global space sector. He is chairman of an NGO Slovak Space Policy Association, a member of the Space Generation Advisory Council representing Slovakia and regularly participates at ...
August 2016
Polish Space Agency pursues task of developing country’s space expertise
... (for ascertaining the contamination of bodies of water, forests, the water content of soil, and weather forecasting), discovering exoplanets, and collaborating in building a telescope in Southern Africa. In the past three...relevant to Poland’s national interest and economy. In the exploration and use of outer space technologies, space systems and the application of satellite techniques taking into account the principles of competition for...
November 2016
Microgravity and space research: Bringing the commercial market into focus
... to have responsibility for running the facilities on a commercial basis through a multi-year contract with the space agency. In this way, capacities (the availability of infrastructures, up and down mass, astronaut time) could...-Battaglini is the cofounder and CEO of Mymicrogravity, prior to which he worked for Airbus Defence and Space in France and Germany where he started in a business development team linked to microgravity activities. He ...
January 2018
Maximising the economic opportunities of deep space
... could happen sooner than expected In addition to space resources, space manufacturing appears to be another promising area for deep space investment. Space manufacturing has been pioneered by the additive manufacturing ...establishment of DSPs and the coagulation of basic infrastructure in-space. From there, refinements to deep space propulsion, deep space communication and in-space mission capability can be better established. This should ...
June 2015
The new space ethics: COSPAR, Planetary Protection and beyond
... for protecting the “Common Interest of All Mankind” from Hardinian Tragedy’, Journal of Space Law, Vol. 36, pp. 273 9: For a further discussion on the...Journal of International Law and Commercial Regulation, Vol 39, p.1123 27: Lotta Viikari, (2008). The environmental element in space law. 1st ed. Leiden: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, p.60 28: An example of how difficult consensus is to achieve can be found in the discussions on the Lima Climate...
February 2017
Growing space agency dilemma
...energy, chemistry, materials and more. Space agencies argue they have stimulated vital new space services like communications and defence satellites, remote sensing, space navigation and weather forecasting. But in terms of public ... took formal note of the problem. The US President issued a new Executive Order concerning Space Weather noting the importance of cosmic hazards and outlined the responsibilities of the Department of Homeland Security...
