October 2024
Space industry trajectory under the spotlight of cultural anthropology
...to shine a spotlight on congressional discourse, annual budgets, fictional representations, the narratives promoted by leading commercial space companies, space law and social media, to tease apart answers to the questions posed above. Sometimes this...
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 ...
May 2018
Taxation of outer space: a next step for space exploration?
...no financial or business logic to such investments if they cannot return a profit. As the emphasis slowly changes from space exploration to space exploitation, legal regulations should not stay inert. But for now, they certainly stand still, clinging...
April 2020
Space Florida - gateway to an interstellar future
... infrastructure that will enable the State of Florida to remain the world’s primary gateway to space, serving space exploration, national security and space commerce needs. In the decade to come, the industry will see increased activity from both...
September 2020
High hopes for Brazil’s space ambitions
...grounds to transform and grow a globally respected Brazilian space industry, opening up markets, improving productivity, creating ...do not change the way that national space companies look at the space sector. The space industry is not static. It is ...
November 2021
The philosophy of space missions today
... it comes to living on another planet or back on Earth? Commercial exploitation of space Commercial missions include space transport, space tourism and space mining. While commercial space exploration may seem more trivial than scientific exploration...
