19 March 2021
World's first commercial space debris removal demo set for launch
Satellite servicing firm Astroscale is getting ready to launch its ELSA-d mission – the world’s first commercial demonstration of space debris docking, capture and removal in lower earth orbit (LEO). This ground-breaking mission will launch ...
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...
March 2016
Mining outer space may be cool but is it legal?
... license to mine an asteroid. The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Office of Commercial Space (AST) does provide ‘payload reviews’ for objects to be launched into space by US carriers but FAA’s jurisdiction is limited to ‘launch’ and ‘re-entry...
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...
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...
