September 2026
Who taxes space? - new challenges for the space economy
.... Given that provision, because no state may claim sovereignty over outer space, the conventional assumption has been that...however, is more superficial than it may first appear. Sovereignty and jurisdiction are distinct concepts, and - as scholars...
16 August 2024
Space Nation issues Declaration of Independence
... growth - Asgardia should definitely be among the 12 largest economies of our common planet.” After receiving recognition of sovereignty from several planet Earth states, the Space Nation says it will be able to establish a fully-fledged citizenship...
18 December 2024
EU to launch advanced constellation to counter Musk’s Starlink
...achievement - it is a testament to Europe’s ambition and unity,” said Henna Virkkunen, Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy. “This cutting-edge constellation will protect our critical infrastructures, connect our most...
July 2014
In search of strategic stability
... has affected relations in space too. On 2 April NASA announced that, “given Russia’s on-going violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, NASA is suspending the majority of its on-going engagements with the Russian Federation...
March 2016
Future space is challenge for international law
... namely: ‘Outer space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies, is not subject to national appropriation by claim of sovereignty, by means of use or occupation, or by any other means’. The use of the definition ‘national’ in the above provision...
March 2016
Space Mining – the Reality of Tomorrow?
... II ‘Outer space, including the moon and other celestial bodies, is not subject to national appropriation by claim of sovereignty, by means of use or occupation, or by any other means.’ Mining an asteroid Despite these provisions there are at least...