September 2021
Near space - the air-space boundary question, astronauts and space tourism
... of the field. These agreements established the rules relating to airspace and a whole web of provisions including civil law liability frameworks, managing hijacking and criminality and responsibility for passenger safety. A specialised agency of the...
October 2021
A US space strategy for 2050: shaping a domain on the cusp
...a specialised organisation to promote regulations and standards for commercial uses of space; for instance, the International Civil Aviation Organization’s sphere of influence should extend into space to coordination international SSA and STM. Toward...
February 2022
A new legal system for space
... currently happening in a vacuum: a vacuum of law and regulation. Once one ventures beyond Earth, there is no criminal law, no civil law, no rule of law - at least in the context of civilian missions - and this presents some interesting problems for...
January 2023
Original Sin - Power, Technology and War in Outer Space
..., and spy satellites. Professional communities refer to the civil and military uses of such technologies as ‘dual use... of the original technological drive was military, with civil and commercial applications developed afterwards. The satellite and ...
September 2025
AI cybersecurity - challenges in space
... including AI applications for Earth observation, signals intelligence and autonomous manoeuvring, possess inherent dual-use (civil and military) capabilities, which makes AI-enabled space systems attractive targets for state-sponsored actors seeking...
September 2025
Why the global space sector needs urgent regulation
... Government’s first space strategy, building on the Space Industry Act, Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) licensing, and the UK Space Agency’s expanding..., industry leaders, insurers, scientists and civil society to agree principles and protocols for...
