20 February 2019
Trump signs directive to initiate his Space Force
... signing of the President's fourth space policy directive. Space Policy Directive-4 calls on the Secretary of Defence to develop a legislative proposal that paves the way forward for the creation of Trump’s Space Force. Initially touted to be its...
July 2014
The peaceful use of space
... 59/115); on enhancing the practice of registering objects launched into space (resolution 62/101); and on national space legislation (resolution 68/74). The space arena has seen a massive surge in activity in recent years. The increasing presence...
June 2015
Training space tourists to fly to the ISS at the Gagarin Centre
... are assigned to crews, their rights and responsibilities, and other aspects of their work are determined by the legislation of the Russian Federation and contracts signed by the cosmonauts. Non-professional cosmonauts can fly to the ISS...
June 2015
The new space ethics: COSPAR, Planetary Protection and beyond
... such as Mars, where COSPAR guidelines are extremely onerous in terms of the level of protection required.15 Such legislation would, however lay an important foundation for projects in the future that sought to permanently alter the characteristics...
June 2015
Drone regulation in the European Union amid a thriving market
... and the RPAS involved therein follow the standard aviation process. Cat’s cradle This engineering and legislative ‘cat’s cradle’ will be properly untangled once industry delivers the technical standards and products for specific...
October 2015
Down to Earth: how to deorbit satellites and save money
... at the national level, in new licensing, in satellite manufacturing, and in insurance contracts. In some cases, national legislation implements additional regulations for debris prevention. The France Space Operation Act requires all national and...
