August 2021
Collision avoidance – time for agreement on space sustainability
... hazards arising from debris. The body responsible for the development of space law on an international level is the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNCOPUOS). In order to establish the content of the LTSG, in 2010 the...
May 2024
Could ICAO be a NewSpace regulator?
... for making Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) in which all contracting members (the same as for the United Nations) are fully involved. The Council of ICAO which approves a Standard is an elected body of 36 member countries, elected once...
April 2025
Space sustainability and the role of space situational awareness
... management (STM) but these also require transparency and data-sharing among nations and operators. Current space sustainability efforts rely on the United Nations’ Outer Space Treaty of 1963, containing relevant international space law regulations...
February 2016
Defending Earth against cosmic hazards
... rays streaming into space at the speed of light United Nations (UN) action to create the International Asteroid Warning Network... This, however, might be followed by the United Nations Security Council considering a more specific international treaty ...
November 2016
Moon or Mars - NASA’s next logical step?
...) for two years. David Kendall, director general of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), and chairman of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UN COPOUS), believes there would be great interest if NASA were to invite...
October 2017
Can Australia’s space industry overcome years of political setback?
..., and holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations with Monash. Outside of work, he participates in Model United Nations debating conferences and is an active member of the Australian Institute of International Affairs. His post-graduate...
