01 June 2021
Space junk collision highlights need for intervention
... in the debris population, through both mitigation and remediation of the debris environment,” said Houman Hakima, of Space Strategies Consulting Ltd, Ontario, Canada. Writing in the Autumn 2020 issue of ROOM, Hakima says: “ In-orbit collisions...
August 2016
International cooperation drives Germany’s space ambitions
...ESA German astronaut Alexander Gerst onboard the ISS. Implementation of national objectives in accordance with the German space strategy is carried out in large part in the context of ESA programmes. These are complemented by projects in the national...
12 September 2022
Scotland’s space sector flexes its green credentials
...’s Environmental Task Force and funded by Scottish Enterprise, the roadmap has been produced by space strategy firm AstroAgency in partnership with Glasgow-based Optimat. Jane Martin, managing director at Scottish Enterprise, said: “It’s almost...
November 2018
Pole star rising
..., Mateusz Morawiecki, recently confirmed his plan to “saturate the Polish economy with outer space elements”. This sits alongside the Polish Space Strategy (PSS) 2017-2030 which is aimed at public funding of an industry that will result in the...
November 2018
Why we should not assume that war in space is ‘inevitable’
...risks becoming a self-fulfilling and self-defeating prophecy, if it in fact becomes a driver for the development of space strategy. It is often postulated by interests that seek to procure and develop ever more potent military capability to, from and...
September 2023
Getting a grip on space sustainability and space debris
... meaningful work that tackles perceived gaps in space research, in line with what the UK wants to achieve in terms of national space strategy. We will work together as a coherent whole to achieve that strategy. Is China part of your discussions and...
