January 2023
Portugal’s sustainable space strategy
... in Portugal, connecting stakeholders, steering the public debate and orchestrating the necessary public policies to grow the space ecosystem further. These structural elements make the country a fertile soil for private initiatives willing to expand...
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 2023
The multidisciplinary world of space habitation design
...been an easy task - but neither is space exploration. Developing a ‘space’ where these different skills can meet and ...in Aerospace-Europe, International Lunar Observatory Association and World Space Week Association. In 2010 she received the Woman of ...
May 2024
Prioritising space solutions to accelerate sustainable development
... We must accelerate our efforts to achieve them, leveraging space solutions to do so. Space is not just an enabler of the SDGs, it is...line with the four pillars of the UK National Space Strategy - Growth, International Collaboration, Science and ...
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 ...
