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...
August 2018
Ever-changing views on space resource utilisation
... into practical action once a ground-breaking event occurred. In November 2015, the United States adopted national legislation that allows its nationals to “possess, own, transport, use, and sell the […] resource obtained”. This came...
October 2018
Mining the Moon for fun and profit
...and use of space resources. In the absence of further international agreements, the United States in 2015 passed legislation granting property rights to extracted resources. Luxembourg followed suit. The broader international community is not so sure...
November 2018
Pole star rising
... Last but not least are the regulatory challenges. Poland still has not adopted comprehensive space legislation, although in July 2017 a draft law on space activity and the national space objects register was published...
March 2019
Laying the foundations for cosmic habitation
... the extent to which the political system is becoming a more collegiate environment where politicians work together to improve legislation, rather than being faced with a simple ‘take it or leave it’ option. Our January 2019 sitting also covered...
