August 2016
Commercial space development spurs trend for public-private collaboration
... about other countries adopting similar laws. The reason for the adoption of these laws is clear. The United States and Luxembourg are leading the discussion and creating a fertile environment for their nations to reap the...
August 2021
Collision avoidance – time for agreement on space sustainability
... space activity was the preserve of two superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union. The creation of a consensus within... far only met with limited international acceptance. The United States, Russia and China continue to ignore its existence,...
September 2023
India signs up to the Artemis Accords
...) in Dubai. The initial eight countries (Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States) have gradually grown and on 22 June 2023, India brought the total to 27 countries. Partnership...
July 2019
Aggression in outer space – time for action
...operates several Sentinel satellites in LEO. If Europe can get its act together on space situational awareness, the United States will no longer be alone in monitoring threats in outer space and the whole world will benefit from it. US Geosynchronous...
August 2020
Battle for the night sky - from telescopes to ad-breaks
.... An examination of commercially available data shows that most of these constellations are operated by companies in the United States, but there are also constellation operators in Russia, China and Europe. Telecommunications is the biggest single...
May 2024
Could ICAO be a NewSpace regulator?
... on establishing standards for commercial space activities could start with immediate effect. A new organisation? The United States has, as recently as 31 October 2023, passed legislation on space debris called the Orbital Sustainability (ORBITS) Act...
