January 2020
Rule of law vital for humanity’s sustainability and survival
... that are fast being depleted on Earth, but are indispensable for human sustainability. However, it would be impossible to exploit all of these opportunities without an appropriate rule-based global space governance system that guarantees the safe...
July 2014
Space technology transfer portals and the chance progress of innovation
... Office of the Chief Technologist, which contains technologies from all the NASA centres and highlights opportunities to exploit them.3 ESA has a similar portal, the Technology Exchange, which is part of the Technology Transfer Programme office...
October 2017
Saving geostationary orbit
... Slovene scientist, Herman Noordung, Clarke’s idea was to exploit the unique orbital altitude (35,786 km) where satellites match...but this prime orbital real-estate was soon exploited for civil applications including telephone communications, direct-...
August 2018
Ever-changing views on space resource utilisation
...resources revived talks about colonial ages and the exclusive exploitation of a common wealth. The view was voiced... views on potential legal models for activities in exploration, exploitation and utilization of space resources’, for discussion at the ...
February 2020
Debunking the myths on space patents
...for example, companies such as Planetary Resources and Deep Space Industries, both champions of space mineral resource exploitation and once backed by famous personalities in Silicon Valley, have stalled. This trend is likely to continue as what some...
October 2024
International space law - the beginning of the end?
... as the issue of ever-increasing space debris, and the unilaterally declared intentions of spacefaring States to extract and exploit space natural resources for exclusive national benefits. The long-term sustainability of outer space has further...
