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...
November 2016
Moon or Mars - NASA’s next logical step?
... perspective In spite of seemingly urgent priorities, daily pressures and challenges that face every nation on Earth, the United States must remain committed to human space exploration. Space inspires our children, fuels invention and innovation, and...
January 2018
SLS ushers transformation of deep space exploration
...also supported development and certification of the new state-of-the-art engine controllers and software. The ... decided early in the vehicle’s development to leverage the proven United Launch Alliance Delta Cryogenic Second Stage (DCSS), flown on the...
July 2019
Who owns outer space?
.... According to lawyer and scholar, Carol R Buxton, the launch of Sputnik in 1957 sent “waves of alarm through the United States which feared that the Soviets would stake a property claim in the Moon. This prompted the...
November 2019
Mexico’s path to space
... with the purpose of implementing cooperative activities with foreign organisations in the space sector. These countries include: United States, Russia, France, Italy, Ukraine, Argentina, Paraguay and many others. Mexico is an important actor...
January 2020
Open source space sustainability
..., and in the Office of the Legal Adviser of the US Department of State. From 2012 to 2016 Brian served as the United States Representative to the Legal Subcommittee of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space. Brian teaches...
