February 2021
Supporting sustainable lunar development
... lunar environment, society or economy will greatly reduce demand for service access licenses, thus harming the cooperative’s revenue. Conversely, thriving and healthy conditions will raise demand, boosting LDC revenue. An advanced future lunar...
January 2022
International cooperation - the key to survival on Earth and in space
... will present to the ministers in 2022 is a cooperative programme with the international partners that would see the ... the 20 years that I’ve worked in space is international cooperation. Throughout my time in ESA and the International Space Station...
February 2016
Innovations in human astronautics
... actively working in low Earth orbit. It is the largest ever international high technology project, a unique example of international cooperation that brings together 26 partner countries and 83 user states. The ISS tests key mission technologies for...
September 2016
Co-operating in space transcends national identity
...I am convinced that this kind of understanding establishes a way to respond to the invitation of Robert Schumann in constructing a peaceful and cooperative Europe. And, just as this is the case for the nations of Europe, it is also the same for space...
December 2014
A door closes
...of this mutual unwillingness to staunch the deterioration in relations is the rapidity with which the US moved to pare back cooperation in space. Both Russians and Americans of a certain generation will have vivid memories of the Apollo–Soyuz mission...
July 2021
A shared vision for space exploration
...and beyond. The ISS is seen as a perfect example of international cooperation. Here, during some down time, ESA’s Thomas Pesquet ‘carries’... space law, such as ensuring that Artemis cooperation is only for peaceful purposes. Other provisions elaborate...