October 2015
The Global Space Governance Study – A new regulatory framework for New Space?
... at the many challenges that face the world of space commerce and security in the 21st century and then see what ... need for interdisciplinary consultation and interchange between the space commerce world and the space lawyers and policy makers. It...
March 2016
Space industrialisation needs balanced legal and policy approach
.... Next, the Act retitled the ‘Office of Space Commercialization’, housed within the Department of Commerce, as simply the Office of Space Commerce. It also fleshed out the roles and responsibilities of that Office, essentially mandating that it work...
July 2019
Settling the final frontier
...: Exploration: while there are still frontiers on Earth, we have barely begun to explore our own solar system. Commerce: it’s still early in private and commercial spaceflight, but financial analysts see a bright and profitable future in space...
April 2020
Is space poised to take another giant leap?
..., that, in the 1990s, allowed Bezos to transform global commerce with Amazon. The SpaceX Starship test article mid-flight during ... on your investment. Unless we can kick-start more human commerce off-Earth, then the market for voyaging to space will ...
February 2022
A new legal system for space
... of jurisdiction to the commercial space travel scenario set out above. If the trend towards the use of digital commerce, and the adoption of smart contracts on a decentralised blockchain continues, which court will have jurisdiction? The traditional...
September 2026
Asgardia – from vision to action
... citizenship; Culture Minister Cheryl Gallagher is strengthening Asgardia’s presence in international space forums; Trade and Commerce Minister Ben Dell is developing mechanisms for commercial participation and digital transactions; Jennifer Gligoric...
