September 2020
High hopes for Brazil’s space ambitions
...The Brazilian Space Act, currently under development, will regulate all the commercial operations and provide the legal ... sector, the commercialisation of the Alcantara Space Center, economic regulations and their impact on space sector. She has a PhD...
November 2020
Space medicine and terrestrial health care
..., a technique has been developed for patients afflicted with muscle tone pathological neurological disorders and posture regulation (e.g. sustaining upright posture and preventing falls). This involves using the Regent suit for axial loading...
January 2021
Safeguarding space - lessons from decommissioning in the energy industry
...vary as to the degree of prescription, depending on the jurisdiction concerned. For example, oil and gas decommissioning in the UK is regulated by the Oil and Gas Authority which authorises and supervises the complete removal of installations and the...
April 2021
Predicting dengue fever outbreaks from space
.... Dengue forecasting through relating incidence to climate and environment - Dengue ecology is regulated by the climate. Temperature, precipitation and humidity regulate many aspects of the biology of the vectors (i.e. mosquitoes) such as their...
July 2021
Commercial space stations - fulfilling the dream
... ground too. So we still have to deal with all the regulations of how to launch safely. The other aspect is the shared ...the international partners who are up there all have rules and regulations. So while they’re necessary for safety, when we start ...
September 2021
Near space - the air-space boundary question, astronauts and space tourism
..., the boundary question is largely a commercial consideration rather than one of jurisdictional concern. The overriding concern of the regulator is safety - of both the participants and the wider population. Both the Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin...
