October 2020
Extending human rights across the final frontier
...how they can translate their terrestrial human rights measures to the unique environment of outer space The relevance of human rights in space can be highlighted through the following hypothetical examples which we may expect to encounter in the near...
February 2021
On the nature of spacepower
...and are influenced by – activities on land. For Bowen, this offers a more accurate representation of the relationship of Earth to space: “Rather than an expansive ocean, Earth orbit is like a coastal zone: what flies in orbit is within reach of Earth...
August 2021
Collision avoidance – time for agreement on space sustainability
... the author Mert Evirgen is a First Class Law Graduate and Space Law PhD researcher working alongside Northumbria University and Northern Space & Security to create the ‘Space Law Games’. His research focuses particularly on matters of liability and...
October 2025
The law as a last line of defence when space debris hit home
...two to four years but a 0.7 kg piece of it crashed through Alejandro Otero’s roof. The Liability Convention states that a space object includes component parts and does not have to be the entirety of an object (Art I LC). As the individual components...
14 June 2021
G7 nations commit to the safe and sustainable use of space
...Only through such leadership, with all nations working together, will we preserve the space environment for future generations.” Mert Evirgen, of Northern Space Security, also advocates the need for legally binding guidelines in his article Collision...
06 November 2019
Boeing's ‘fewest steps to the Moon’ proposal for NASA’s Human Lander
... Chilton, senior vice president of Space and Launch for Boeing Defense, Space & Security. Under its proposals, once in... which will be used to transport crew to the International Space Station (ISS). The spacecraft completed a successful pad abort test...
