... any sovereignty claims over any area of the Moon. This means that any individual or organisation can exploit lunar territory without restriction - provided they make no claim to ownership. Organisations are bad enough at policing critical...
... solution requires a large number of satellites to provide equivalent global coverage. As LEO becomes ever more congested and exploited, human activity in space is increasingly visible in the night sky Perhaps the most notable entrant to this market...
...? Clearly, in order to be a success, any future project must evolve towards economic viability. On the red planet, exploitation of a natural environment containing a rich biosphere and concentrated fuels is not possible, because it does not exist The...
.... There are two more advantages of N2O applications for space propulsion. The first is in the possible exploitation of the N2O self-pressurisation feature that eliminates propellant expulsion systems, allowing simpler and cheaper propellant ...
... for the Treaty, proposes the establishment of an international regime to ‘govern the exploitation of the natural resources of the Moon’ as soon as such exploitation was feasible. The two superpowers, although involved in the negotiations, would not...
... launch, significant value also lies in the ‘downstream’ exploitation of remote sensing data Both SpaceX and OneWeb are part...launch, significant value also lies in the ‘downstream’ exploitation of remote sensing data obtained from space systems and...