September 2021
Developing an in-orbit servicing and manufacturing economy
... existing systems but to create new systems in orbit. For example, megastructure initiatives, including the development of space-based solar power facilities, are being advanced by many nations including the US, China, Japan and the UK. If these are...
October 2021
A US space strategy for 2050: shaping a domain on the cusp
... concerns that are bound to develop as space-based solar power matures into reality, asteroids are mined for rare metals, and fuel is produced in space for new space-based commercial and security purposes. The space treaties, when signed and ratified...
May 2017
World needs strong space governance system
... - communications, broadcasting, weather forecasting, navigation, medicine, security and remote sensing - to embrace space tourism, space mining, space-based solar power, and the future settlement on the Moon and Mars. Along with this, the number...