July 2018
Rediscovering UK sovereign launch capability
...orbit satellite launch vehicle. Despite the breadth of topics, the SIA is, in fact, somewhat skeletal in terms of the details and...from over exploitation. Considering that, upon the passing of the SIA, the UK Government declared it to be “the most ...
03 January 2020
China tests mini solar sail in space
...is doing the same. This week, the Shenyang Institute of Automation (SIA), a division of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) based ... and is gradually spreading its sails. Founded in 1958, SIA have been working on the design of a space flexible ...
05 August 2016
Rio 2016 Summer Olympics Games, Brought to You by Your Local Satellite
Since 1964, commercial satellites have been bringing the Olympic Games closer to home by providing access to television and media coverage for people all over the world. This year, the expected audience for the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics is expected ...
March 2016
Mining outer space may be cool but is it legal?
...to ‘own’ places in space. The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) has estimated that in 2013 (the last data collected), ...Allocation Guidebook), p. 1 (emphasis added). 16 http://www.sia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/SIA_2014_SSIR.pdf. 17 51 U.S.C. §...
November 2021
Space launch emergency response
... comprise Under the UK Space Industry Regulations enacted on 29 July 2021 as part of the Space Industry Act 2018 (SIA), UK-based launch site operators are required, as a condition of the terms of their license, to have an approved Emergency Response...
