June 2020
Saving Earth – time for a new cooperative framework
...planet (lower photo). Building a cooperative framework This is where the proposed new space legal system and cooperative agreement among space agencies and commercial space companies comes into play. It is the author’s opinion that a new entity, such...
February 2021
In-orbit servicing and insurance – a marriage of convenience?
... from a ‘nice-to-have’ concept to a nascent commercial offering. However, in common with all space activities, it comes with an inherent risk that must be mitigated; thus, one of the commercial space industry’s main mitigation measures is insurance...
October 2021
Congested, contested... under-regulated and unplanned
... environment is increasingly “Congested, Contested and Competitive”. Although it was always recognised that commercial space activities contributed to the “three Cs”, the implicit focus from a US military perspective has always been on the extent...
October 2025
What future for UK human spaceflight?
... transformative phase. With multiple UK-born astronauts active within the European Space Agency (ESA) and new opportunities emerging in the commercial space sector, Britain appears poised to move from a peripheral participant to an active contributor...
02 April 2021
SNC unveils plan to build its own commercial space station
... suggest that Russia might follow suit later down the line. And, last year Axiom Space became the first commercial company to announce it would be constructing its own station in low Earth Orbit that will serve...
January 2018
Maximising the economic opportunities of deep space
...matter appear to be in the distant future from a commercial space perspective. In-space communication networks The Moon allows for the consolidation of space infrastructure at a fixed point in space As deep space becomes more prevalent and additional...
