May 2025
Mythologies of Outer Space - A new perspective on the final frontier
..., but dependent on what came before.” Alice Gorman argues that the dominant Western narrative justifies its exploitation of the Moon as a commercial and geopolitical resource rather than as a site of historical and cultural significance. Beyond the...
October 2015
Copernicus, ESA’s most ambitious Earth Observation programme
... internet revolution, the ‘free & open” data policy has been the ultimate accelerator in guaranteeing the maximum exploitation of ESA data. ESA also distributes satellite data from international partner agencies, so called Third Party Missions...
October 2020
Is NASA’s Artemis Accords agreement Moon-proof?
... Registration Convention of 1976 The Moon Treaty of 1979. The latter, with the objective of limiting unrestricted commercial exploitation after defining the Moon and its natural resources as “the common heritage of all mankind”, failed to be ratified...
July 2014
A revitalised space sector reduces costs and makes space data more accessible
...a century into the space age, commercial drivers are beginning to supplant military and geopolitical considerations in the exploitation of near-Earth space. How should we adapt our traditional institutions to benefit from and encourage this evolution...
July 2014
Achilles’ heel
..., in particular, must be treated with careful thought. In certain circumstances redundancy can lead to new avenues for exploitation and expose attack vectors. Resilience is not just technological, but also involves legal and regulatory challenges...
October 2015
The Global Space Governance Study – A new regulatory framework for New Space?
... space threats; (iii) space opportunities and the need for sustainable and peaceful use, exploration and exploitation of space for all humankind; (iv) safety, technical and operational gaps to be filled; and (v) appropriate space governance standards...
