April 2018
Climate monitoring and the need for open access to global environmental satellite data
...around the world provides some insight into these mysteries. Historically, economic arguments have been central in data sharing policy decisions. Data sales and commercialisation have been attempted in the hopes of spurring new markets and offsetting...
April 2017
Urgent action needed to keep satellites safe in orbit
..., as time between meetings is used by delegations to confer with their Capitals, to read, discuss, and form positions on issues. Data sharing is also relatively inexpensive and can allow information to flow from the ‘best’ sources to those who need...
March 2019
Urgent action needed to avert space debris threat
... (SDA), a non-profit association that brings together satellite operators who value controlled, reliable and efficient data-sharing critical to the safety and integrity of the space environment and RF spectrum. The SDA was founded by commercial...
June 2014
Beware the situation: how JSpOC tracks space debris
..., two intergovernmental organisations and five nations (France, Italy, Japan, Australia and Canada) for increased data sharing. These agreements enable products that include disposal/end-of-life assistance, launch collision avoidance, conjunction...
August 2016
Academia’s role in space protection, space traffic management & orbital debris mitigation
...military considerations often thwart meaningful dialogue and practicable solutions. Further, USSTRATCOM has established SSA Data Sharing agreements with dozens of entities worldwide for a number of orbital safety products. However, in response it has...
October 2020
Microgravity and its effects on the human brain
... of crewmembers travelling from any given nation, protocols have to be standardised across agencies, simplifying data sharing and allowing joint data analysis. MRI studies should be performed pre-flight and immediately upon return to Earth as well...
