November 2017
Japanese space industrial policy in transition
... still in development and have not yet achieved the level of commercial operations, the Space Activities Law and Remote Sensing Law encourages them to enter the commercial space market on a level playing field with international competitors. In this...
August 2018
Ever-changing views on space resource utilisation
... international framework though, the question of whether the aforementioned non-appropriation principle is in direct contradiction to commercial space resource utilisation remains unanswered. In addition to the prohibition of appropriation, the Outer...
October 2019
Skyrora – building on British space heritage
... and assembled the key components to build a UK-based launcher business. “I could see that the appetite for commercial space was growing in the UK,” he said. “Meanwhile our engineering heritage, satellite and data experience and academic strength...
January 2020
Small body missions unveil interplanetary secrets
...In 2015, the United States Congress passed the Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act that explicitly allows US citizens to “engage in the commercial exploration and exploitation of space resources (including ... water and minerals)”. Luxembourg...
April 2024
The promise of space-based LiDAR
... demonstrated a viable model of data transfer from ground to air, from air to government (space) and from government space to commercial space-based applications. Nonetheless, an important piece of the puzzle remains missing: the implementation...
May 2024
Could ICAO be a NewSpace regulator?
... and there is, of course, the ICAO secretariat which is also a talent pool of professionals. Work on establishing standards for commercial space activities could start with immediate effect, including active debris removal and standards for new LEO...
