September 2023
Getting a grip on space sustainability and space debris
...Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation, has been leading a series of round tables on space sustainability, space standards and space policy, to ensure that everyone has a say. With regard to industry, I work on a regular basis through...
October 2024
International space law - the beginning of the end?
...issues include matters related to planetary protection, planetary defence, cybersecurity, space weather, space transportation systems, standardisation of space ports, space traffic management, space travel and tourism, threats to dark and quiet skies...
September 2025
Why the global space sector needs urgent regulation
... UK and globally. The time for conversations has passed. We must now move to implementation As UK Minister for Space, I often compared space to a highway network. Who would want to drive on a highway scattered with broken down vehicles and debris...
October 2025
Europe’s unified vision for space governance and growth
... member state can develop and maintain the full range of space infrastructure on its own,” de Westgaver noted. “Pooling resources...and articulate a cohesive vision for the future of space. Between the EU Space Act and ESA’s Strategy 2040, Europe is ...
