April 2024
Agencia Espacial Española – Spain’s future assurance
... a long-term national space strategy that is safeguarded from any shifts in the political landscape as well as with legislation regulating the practical aspects of space-related businesses. These are tools that many countries with a space...
October 2024
International space law - the beginning of the end?
.... Soft law instruments in the form of space debris mitigation guidelines have been incorporated into respective national legislations and other policy documents of some States. However, in the absence of any formal legally binding instrument...
April 2025
Racing to the Moon
... to beat China back to the Moon. That would involve taking on a lot of entrenched interests at NASA and the legislative branches, in particular the Senate. It would also involve continued cooperation from countries that are providing critical...
April 2025
Space sustainability and the role of space situational awareness
... high costs prevent certain nations from incorporating space debris mitigation guidelines into their national legislation – as encouraged by the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS). A lack of comprehensive space traffic management...
October 2025
High-altitude platforms - the search for an optimised legal framework
... sub-orbital space tourism, orbital and extra-orbital space activity should be considered outside any such legislative framework. Meanwhile, activities in what may be considered outer space are covered by the Outer Space Treaty of 1967...
September 2026
Asgardia – from vision to action
... commerce, arbitration and mediation; Manufacturing Minister Jacob Mulder is showing strong initiative in practical and legislative work within his portfolio; Safety and Security Minister Michael Chirino is focusing on secure digital infrastructure...
