August 2018
AI offers new approach to space situational awareness
...He has worked in various application fields, including biometrics, medical, pharmaceutical, autonomous systems, defence, space and national security. He is currently Head of Engineering Services for Autonomy & AI at Roke. Dr Dabbah has published many...
July 2014
The peaceful use of space
... as the unique platform at the global level for international cooperation in space. At the heart of its work lies the fundamental need for securing the peaceful use of space for the benefit of all mankind. This is also the mission...
December 2014
Finding NEO
...-year baseline mission, it would aim to discover about two thirds of PHAs larger than 140m. Another proposed space-based survey, Sentinel, would place a 0.5-metre telescope into an orbit similar to that of Venus. Sentinel is anticipated to be capable...
August 2016
Exploring the problems of criminal justice in space
... and, ultimately, how punishment for transgressing crimes in outer space will be enforced. It is significant that, when considering the... appropriate authority and responsibility to enforce safety, security and crew rescue procedures. The CCoC, also...
September 2016
URBOCOP: saving planet Earth
... from the point of view of state national security. It is not hard to envisage how space debris ‘situations’ could become a pretext for wide-scale military operations against the space capabilities of a potential opponent - should they be interpreted...
May 2017
Will international space law struggle to remain relevant?
... privately operated commercial satellites for the protection of their national security interests. This means any attempt to apply the jus in bello principles to a ‘space war’ is fraught with complexity, challenging the overly simplistic assumptions...