May 2024
Could ICAO be a NewSpace regulator?
... needs to be removed as a collective action of the spacefaring nations. It is clear that under the OST space is a ‘common heritage of mankind’ or ‘global commons’ and that every nation and every person has an equal right to travel and live in space...
May 2018
Taxation of outer space: a next step for space exploration?
... taxation can also be seen as a counter measure that is a solution to fulfil a general provision of making space a “common heritage of mankind”. Taxation funds would be distributed among countries, with emphasis on developing countries, and therefore...
August 2021
Collision avoidance – time for agreement on space sustainability
... to sign up. Article 11 of the Moon Agreement declares that the Moon and its natural resources are the common heritage of mankind (a principle which has several interpretations within the international law community) and, perhaps more damagingly...
January 2022
Earth - no longer humanity’s only home
... with a hydroponic greenhouse to supply food to the colonists. Mars landing To declare space and celestial bodies as the common heritage of humankind is to recognise and accept the burden of managing what we discover Upon reaching Mars, there is the...
