May 2024
Could ICAO be a NewSpace regulator?
... air and space activities is so intertwined that the new organisation may not be able to develop without deep cooperation and coordination with the older organisations. It is therefore suggested that in order to meet the immediate and urgent...
September 2024
Liberating access to space
...as the global leader for horizontal launch services. Andrew Turner: International partnerships are invaluable for cooperative spaceport development, providing diverse expertise, shared resources and enhanced innovation. Collaborating with established...
15 October 2021
China to launch astronauts on longest crewed mission yet
... for example became the first Chinese astronaut in 2016 to attend ESA's underground astronaut training course CAVES (Cooperative Adventure for Valuing and Exercising human behavior and performance Skills). As it sounds, CAVES involves astronauts from...
30 May 2018
China opens up its space station to the world
... development. With the global challenges we all face here on Earth, it is important to foster collaboration and cooperation in space activities. This is space diplomacy in action. I appreciate China’s partnership and support on this exciting...
March 2015
Russia and safe space initiatives
.... This scenario is dangerous but hardly realistic. Russia, for its part, is fully prepared to continue mutually beneficial cooperation with our partners in Europe and North America. Hopefully, the current tensions will be overcome through diplomatic...
June 2015
Great expectations: launch markets, SpaceX, China, and other new players
...the 1960s-1970s, while combining them with the most innovative manufacturing technologies. It also rejected complicated cooperation schemes, thus cutting spending on others’ expenses and profits. But SpaceX’s main breakthrough will come if it manages...
