June 2015
The new space ethics: COSPAR, Planetary Protection and beyond
... colonisation of other planets and the ability to mine, refine and return minerals and resources from other celestial bodies. For these activities, humanity has the luxury of time to engage in a broad philosophical discussion. There are, however...
March 2016
Space industrialisation needs balanced legal and policy approach
... entities, any lifeforms discovered in space, nor would these private entities be empowered to exercise control over entire celestial bodies, since they can only make claims to resources that are in place. Congress has also mandated that...
March 2016
Space Mining – the Reality of Tomorrow?
... or scientific development, and shall be the province of all mankind. Outer space, including the moon and other celestial bodies, shall be free for exploration and use by all States without discrimination of any kind, on a basis of equality and...
March 2016
Future space is challenge for international law
... or any existing national legislation on space activities - of an explicit legal definition of a celestial body, in practice any reference to a celestial body implies the body as a whole, including its surface and all the substance (subsoil, depths...
June 2019
The challenge of planetary protection
... IX reads, “States Parties to the Treaty shall pursue studies of outer space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies, and conduct exploration of them so as to avoid their harmful contamination and also adverse changes in the environment of the...
May 2017
Humanity is moving towards a new reality
... US. Already some have claimed that authorising such space mining activity is tantamount to a claim of sovereignty over the celestial body where the extraction would take place. Those proposing to undertake this type of extraction says this is not...
