September 2025
Why the global space sector needs urgent regulation
...allowing innovation within controlled conditions while managing public safety. We must also ensure regulation reflects international cooperation, not competition. While space is an arena of strategic rivalry, it must also remain a domain for peaceful...
September 2026
Towards a research roadmap for human reproduction beyond Earth
... and, ultimately, public acceptance. In some respects, the roadmap resembles the early planning that preceded today’s international cooperation on space stations, planetary protection and satellite regulation. Its purpose is not to dictate policy but...
17 December 2024
NASA seeks to continue human presence in orbit post ISS
... of commercial spaceflight. “Low Earth orbit will remain a hub for scientific discovery, technological advancement and international cooperation, while making strategic investments in a commercial space ecosystem that benefits not just NASA but the...
February 2016
Defending Earth against cosmic hazards
... hazardous asteroids is one specific step already taken and others will clearly follow. Close international cooperation, in the form of scientific investigations, exchange of relevant data, development of appropriate technological tools, operational...
March 2016
Rosetta – Starting from Scratch
... experienced engineers to cover the main areas of expertise. Then he established links to NASA, part of the international cooperation efforts on Rosetta and very experienced in interplanetary operations. Even NASA hadn’t done many of the things that...
June 2022
Space activities and space debris - finding an ethical balance
... stages of mission design. Instead, the focal point must be on the challenges and opportunities associated with international cooperation and the creation of an accessible digital data library to support global space debris monitoring. At present...
