March 2015
Russia and safe space initiatives
... to walk on the moon in 1969 as part of the Apollo 11 mission, inspiring generations of astronauts and subsequently giving the United States the lead in the Space Race The voting result has confirmed that the Russian initiative on preventing...
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...
September 2026
Who taxes space? - new challenges for the space economy
... A review of domestic tax legislation in several major jurisdictions reveals the absence of a specific category of space income. In the United States, Section 863(d) of the Internal Revenue Code does define “space income”, but solely for the purpose...
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...
