September 2016
Moon or Mars - how logical is NASA’s next step?
... any state policy or geopolitical goals. The VOC’s empire was essentially private, under a thin membrane of state sovereignty, only accountable to the government in an abstract sense. Dutch Viceroys were not ruling in the name of a monarch or a court...
May 2017
Humanity is moving towards a new reality
... law’ obligations of the US. Already some have claimed that authorising such space mining activity is tantamount to a claim of sovereignty over the celestial body where the extraction would take place. Those proposing to undertake this type...
August 2017
Space invaders and the usual suspects - disruptive trends in Earth observation
...developed EO satellites for the export market. The rationale was to offer remote sensing technologies as instruments of sovereignty by providing integrity of the image (no modification by third parties), full access and control of satellite resources...
October 2017
Can Australia’s space industry overcome years of political setback?
...scientific progress and international collaboration; oversees the state’s landmass, oceans and atmosphere; and contributes to sovereignty. Consequently, the reasons why Australia requires a space agency include: to establish the utility of satellites...
July 2018
A moment in space and time
... Asgardian economy will be aimed and focused exclusively on the benefit to its citizens, protection of national sovereignty and implementation of its scientific and technological space programme.” To achieve UN recognition, Dr Ashurbeyli will begin...
August 2018
Ever-changing views on space resource utilisation
... Space Treaty (OTS), includes a principle that prohibits the appropriation of outer space and celestial bodies by means of sovereignty, occupation or any other means. This comes as a contradiction in terms to the commercial initiatives that are based...
