November 2021
Space in support of sustainable development
... in terms of climate change and pollution; urban planning, development and congregation in cities; water pollution, temperature, fishing exploitation; and overall air quality. These examples are all attainable actions through satellite data and other...
February 2022
Revolution and responsibility: the challenges of space
... responsibility of humanity that explores and will someday exploit space. To declare space and celestial bodies ...up to us to undertake or not (e.g. to continue human exploration, exploit space resources, colonise the Moon or Mars). In short, the space...
September 2023
Space sustainability and the global commons
... Earth orbit, but also for any exploration and resource exploitation that might occur on the Moon or on asteroids Of ...the multilateral debate. A third point is that exploration and exploitation in accordance with existing binding law has to take into ...
March 2015
Supplanting the state: rewards and risks
... today are running software developed at least two-three years ago, with potential vulnerabilities discovered and exploited in the interim. Cyber-hardening As we continue to reap the benefits of space exploration, with satellites providing data that...
June 2015
Promoting growth at geostationary orbit with a one-stop-shop
... price points to the correct level you have to constantly look around and exploit developments in all sectors. For example, we’ve done well in LEO by exploiting advances in mobile electronics, in other words we use chips used in mobile phones. At the...
October 2015
Down to Earth: how to deorbit satellites and save money
... manoeuvre. Debris mitigation and avoidance regulations are steadily becoming more restrictive. So far, all of the most exploited regions of orbital space are protected by regulations. Best practices formulated by the IADC inter-agency committee are...