September 2021
Near space - the air-space boundary question, astronauts and space tourism
... individual countries to authorise and supervise this activity. As both Branson’s and Bezos’ activity occurred within the United States, under Article VI of the Outer Space Treaty it fell upon the Federal Aviation Administration (acting under 51 USC...
July 2014
Is there a space race or are India and China just coming of age?
...a reprise of the 960s' space race between the United States and the Soviet Union. The space race then was ... of China's space programme looks to be modelled on the steps the United States and others have already made in space. "They're at the level now...
March 2015
Congested, contested, and invested: of space debris, risky launches and private initiative
... and competitive.” The international community, through the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space...and have been incorporated into the standard practice of the United States. Progress has been made in limiting the creation of new...
March 2015
Supplanting the state: rewards and risks
... mission-critical satellite, Wi-Fi and aviation technologies to major business, government and non-governmental customers in the United States and worldwide. We are proud of our partnership with Thuraya, for whom we developed the VIPturbo, a compact...
June 2015
Innovation at escape velocity: from NASA’s Apollo to SpaceX
... technology created by the space programme as a selling point for continued funding and development. Called ‘spinoffs’ in the United States, these have been accorded their own NASA publication and are frequently used for marketing purposes...
October 2015
Green cosmonautics: an ideal to strive for
... other utilities will be more size-efficient. This will also ultimately increase launch cost efficiency. The United States already shows a tendency toward greater environmental consciousness. Over the last 50 years, Russians have discovered a number...
