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...
October 2017
Can Australia’s space industry overcome years of political setback?
... upon which the government could develop a renewed national space strategy for the future, incorporating a coordinated space policy and space agency. In 2009, the government established the Space Policy Unit for contact and coordination between the...
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...
September 2025
Why the global space sector needs urgent regulation
.... The US, EU, Japan, India, the Gulf States, Australia, Brazil and Africa are all developing or revising their space strategies. The window is open for - and the sector urgently needs - international cooperation. If we do not act to frame...
