June 2018
We live on a planet!
...Apollo 8 were the first humans to travel beyond low Earth orbit, see Earth as a whole planet, and witness an Earthrise. ... we do of space is how we rediscover ourselves here on Earth. The Earthrise image from the Moon was certainly one of the...
January 2020
Open source space sustainability
... Starlink satellites by the end of 2020, it will single-handedly increase the number of operational satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO) by 50 percent. SpaceX has received regulatory authorisation for 12,000 Starlink satellites, and recently sought...
August 2020
Battle for the night sky - from telescopes to ad-breaks
...in Space Law & Policy at Northumbria University in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, where she is working on the sustainable governance of low Earth orbit. She is also Programme Director and Board Member at the Centre for a Spacefaring Civilization, where she...
February 2021
On the nature of spacepower
... key strategic sites, such as low Earth Orbit, would necessarily attain control over Earth. This is summed up in Dolman’s dictum, “Who controls low-Earth orbit controls near-Earth space. Who controls near-Earth space dominates Terra. Who dominates...
August 2021
Collision avoidance – time for agreement on space sustainability
... starting point for much-needed international cooperation on issues affecting the space environment. A stack of smallsats in low Earth orbit. Ecological paradigm Users of space need to consider the impact of their activities upon the unique and...
August 2016
Space stations - drivers of cooperation
Compared to routine operations in low Earth orbit, the allure of interplanetary exploration is almost ... of law-makers, what applies on land does not yet do so in Earth orbit and beyond. By far the largest number of disputes around the world are ...
