March 2015
Chasing comets together: the Vega project in the USSR and beyond
...French group that remained on the project was headed by the famous J. Blaumont. It was responsible for international cooperation in calculating the balloon aerostat’s coordinates and speed in the atmosphere, using the radio interferometry method with...
February 2018
European centre shifts emphasis to deep space missions
... to cislunar space and the lunar surface. Initial robotic exploration missions will be followed by robotic/human cooperation (robots on the surface controlled by astronauts in orbit) and eventually by human surface missions. Spaceship EAC utilises...
October 2020
Extending human rights across the final frontier
... the rule of law governing the activities of states in outer space, jeopardise the longstanding spirit of international cooperation, and splinter the international rules-based order in space. In managing the policy, political, and social challenges...
25 February 2022
Space Station rides above international conflict
... the orbiting outpost, the construction of which was first started in 1998 and is often held up as a beacon of international cooperation. The ISS, which is a collaboration among the US, Russia, Japan, Canada and the European Space Agency, is divided...
January 2017
Prospects for progress on space security diplomacy
... be for ‘peaceful purposes’ and in the interests of all. The Outer Space Treaty was a major accomplishment in international cooperation and merits celebration at its 50th anniversary next year at a level commensurate with its significance for the...
October 2017
Back to the future - heeding the lessons of history
... approximates this purpose is the International Space Station (ISS), a wonderful example of a multi-national scientific and commercial cooperation that has expanded our knowledge base, and brought many nations closer together. However, even that...
