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...
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...
