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February 2019
The Space Elevator – an alternative path to space?
... Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit, Huntsville, 2000. 15 J. Pearson, J. Carroll, E. Levin and J. Oldson, “ElectroDynamic Debris Eliminator (EDDE): Design, Operation, and Ground Support,” in Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies Conference, Maui, HI, 2010. 16 B. M. Wiegmann, “The Heliopause Electrostatic...
July 2019
Who owns outer space?
...the initial risks of asteroid mining come close to swallowing the benefits. While both Planetary Resources and Deep Space Industries have been very tight-lipped about their costs, the list of big name ... & researcher in Brisbane, Australia, who covers topics relating to science, economics, culture and law. She has degrees in law and physics and has written for magazines, radio and broadcast documentaries. She was recently the ‘in-house’ writer...
June 2017
Space economics - industry trends and space investing
...greater success attracting angel capital and continuing on the capital lifecycle fly wheel. Space policy can also be helpful in terms of protecting intellectual and property rights. For example, Planetary Resources, a start-up ...based in Seattle which is focusing on asteroid mining was instrumental in helping to pass the US Space Act of 2015 which ...
November 2016
Microgravity and space research: Bringing the commercial market into focus
.... The ISS and the Space Shuttle have been crucial in providing a backdrop for successful discoveries in space and microgravity research connected to life sciences It was found...and space research - worlds that seldom interact but that could generate great value by working together. To realise this, a first objective is to make the microgravity environment a research tool for investigators, scientists and companies, particularly in life sciences...
November 2018
Connecting and collaborating for innovation
..., considers the interaction between medical and space professionals to accelerate the translation of ideas between these disciplines, and looks at some of the novel applications of space to healthcare that are already in...Executive Director of Business Development. She is currently responsible for the development and management of the Harwell Science and Innovation and Daresbury Campuses. Before joining STFC, Barbara worked at EADS Astrium (now...
July 2019
Stepping into space with STEAM
.... The new pioneers, the leaders, engineers, designers, entrepreneurs, explorers and, yes, settlers too, are currently to be found in classrooms around the world. And as our world embraces space science and space exploration on a whole new level, it is imperative that we address the...
October 2017
Managing air and space traffic from orbit
...part of the global commons (which covers Earth’s unowned natural resources, such as the oceans, the atmosphere and space). Eighteen annexes to the Chicago Convention covering all aspects of aviation have been made by ICAO. As ...surveillance, since it will give full coverage of Earth’s surface including ocean and polar regions, and also near space for both air and space traffic management in one device, along with meeting the requirements of the ...
May 2017
World needs strong space governance system
... exploitation of natural space resources, growing military and strategic uses of space, and the contamination of both Earth and space environments - remain without specific regulatory control and guidance. Space matters for everyone and it is our...Prof Dr Ram S. Jakhu is the Director of the Institute of Air and Space Law and the Centre for Research in Air and Space Law of McGill University, Montreal, Canada. He possesses professional experience of ...
October 2018
Using space-based data for humanitarian causes
...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 at Montclair state University. He was a ...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...
