February 2017
Growing space agency dilemma
... and technical knowledge to create preventive systems - so-called planetary defence mechanisms. Yet they do not have the legislative mandate nor the funding to truly cope with the cosmic hazards that are becoming much more...
October 2017
Back to the future - heeding the lessons of history
... the various efforts of new commercial space companies towards this common goal. In addition, the project needs legislative and financial support from governments around the world. Large-scale space habitation will require international...
October 2017
Colouring our view of the oceans
... system science. In Europe, the requirements for the monitoring of coastal and marine water quality are driven by EU legislation that includes the Water Framework Directive and Marine Strategy Framework Directive. Their main goals are...
January 2018
Space nation's first orbiting satellite
.... Asgardia is developing its space territory and future settlements fully within the scope of the boundaries of exisiting legislation, such as the Outer Space Treaty which was ratified in 1967. Freedom of exploration and the use of outer...
March 2018
Enabling private sector success in space - SGAC perspective
... increasingly entangled in the civil and defence sectors however, there is growing interest from the US executive and legislative branches in the issues. The new Trump administration has revived the National Space Council to address rising...
August 2018
Flouting the rules on satellite registrations
... sustainability of outer space, and the best way to implement the Registration Convention is through national space legislation. A Russian Meridian satellite being prepared for display at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome prior to a visit by President Vladimir...
