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October 2018
Using space-based data for humanitarian causes
...are concerned about what this means, as it is still a relatively new area of international humanitarian law. International space law, though not silent, says remarkably little about how we should use these images ... 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 Law, is the Chair of the Legal Technical Committee with the American Institute ...
April 2024
Unlocking the NewSpace economy through space-based solar power
...story Reason, described a space station that harvests energy in space and wirelessly transmits it to Earth. Peter Glaser picked this up again at the height of the race to space, in the journal Science, titled ‘Power ...diameter. These SPS structures will dwarf anything currently in space, the largest structure being the International Space Station with dimensions of around 100 m. Space-based solar power is the sustainable replacement the world needs...
January 2017
Prospects for progress on space security diplomacy
... support unilateral moves. Despite the major role the Outer Space Treaty has played in delineating the scope of permissible action in outer space, the international community has long recognised that it is not sufficient to...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...
May 2017
World needs strong space governance system
...is a prudent, efficient and strong global governance - including a robust space governance system. By global space governance we mean a collection of space-related international binding agreements and non-binding guidelines (and codes of conduct) as ...and the Moon, an action considered contrary to the well established international prohibition of property rights in space. Shortly afterwards, Luxembourg and the United Arab Emirates indicated they...
January 2023
Portugal’s sustainable space strategy
...the Saturn V launcher. However, it was only in 1989 that Portugal joined the first space-related international organisation when it became a member of the European Meteorological Organisation (EUMETSAT). The next ... was developed in the UK by the University of Surrey. We are now shaping the future of space in Portugal and supporting international collaborations At a European level, Portugal is also part of the European Union (EU) which results in...
August 2016
Exploring the problems of criminal justice in space
...S. (1991), Draft Convention on Manned Space Flight, German Journal of Air and Space Law p.3-8 10 Abeyratne, R. (2004), Space Tourism - Parallel Synergies between Air and Space Law? German Journal of Air and Space Law p.184-202 11 Abeyratne, ...LEB Treaty... 13 Abeyratne, (n10) at p198. 14 Farand, A. (2001), The Code of Conduct for International Space Station Crews. ESA Bulletin, (105), pp.64-68 15 Farand (n14) at 64 16 Harrison, A. (2001), ...
July 2019
Who owns outer space?
... ‘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...established terrestrial practice in oil extraction, logging and other industries. Royalties collected would go into an International Space Resource Fund, whose dividends could be distributed, in some form, to all the people of...
July 2020
Lego’s replica space programme
...to illustrate prowess in Lego-building (see Practicalities). The third model of note commemorates the International Space Station, which has now been occupied continuously for two decades, since the launch of the...and 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...
January 2021
Spacepower and international relations
... (1965), France inaugurated what evolved into Europe’s extensive space program.” Even a cursory glance at international space history shows that there is very much a multinational, ...International Relations at the University of Leicester, an expert in strategy, space warfare and the military uses of outer space, and the author of War in Space: Strategy, Spacepower, Geopolitics and several papers on space policy in a variety of academic journals...
