October 2025
Europe’s unified vision for space governance and growth
... a model for sustainable urban development and emerging space entrepreneurship – and a joint conference with ESA and the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI) in Brussels focused on space security. Pedersen’s emphasis on unity and long-term planning...
October 2025
High-altitude platforms - the search for an optimised legal framework
...jurisdiction is voluntary, that jurisdiction may be challenged by preliminary objection, and Security Council consensus is rare. Its members may veto measures, and the major space powers are permanent members. In effect, the functional success of the...
October 2016
Unlocking the potential of annular ion engines
... the AIE technology readiness level, while yielding multiple product pathways supporting NASA, national space security, and commercial space applications. Author’s note All concepts disclosed in the publication are covered under US Patent #8,468...
October 2018
Using space-based data for humanitarian causes
... scholar at the Beijing Institute of Technology in 2017. His primary research areas are legal issues related to space security and cyberspace governance. Michael S Dodge currently serves as an Graduate Program Director and Assistant Professor in the...
January 2023
China’s space ambitions fuel defence spending and global innovation
...missiles and robotic mechanisms that mimic space debris removal. The US National Space Defense Center (NSDC) provides threat-focused space domain awareness across the nation’s security space enterprise. Space Force priorities Nations around the world...
October 2015
From NEOs to real action: testing asteroid impact scenarios
... should not take us to a whole new level of preparedness and response. Only by working together will the global space and disaster management communities persuade governments and supra-national organisations that this is an aspiration worth aiming...
