June 2019
Asgardia’s parliament – a year of progress
... have thought it? ‘What a risk’, they thought. Later in the 20th century - and again in the 21st - the UK elected female Prime Ministers. As a sign of the times, the second was criticised for her alleged lack of leadership...
July 2019
Aggression in outer space – time for action
... information The real discussion of the EU multi-year budget will take place mostly after the forthcoming elections to the European Parliament at the end of May 2019, but may have to wait until the consequences of the...
April 2020
Reviving Russia’s space programme
... in 2008 and then deputy prime minister responsible for space and defence in 2011. After President Putin’s re-election in 2018, he was appointed to head Roskosmos. At first sight, this might appear to be a demotion; however, Rogozin brought a surge...
October 2020
Extending human rights across the final frontier
... falls upon states parties to both the IHRL and core international space law agreements, who may elect to extend human rights into the domain of space through several means. Firstly, under the Outer Space...
June 2021
Is NewSpace really so new?
... Astronaut Centre before being detached to ISU where he became professor, was later nominated as Dean and was elected as President serving from 2011-2018. His publications cover articles on commercial space topics, space tourism and...
November 2021
Space launch emergency response
...’ to any incident, is generally a choice between two main options: an ‘employed’ service or an ‘outsourced’ service. Some VLSOs may elect to invest in their own fire and rescue services, while HLSOs will probably contract with the existing...
