July 2014
Preventing catastrophic impact
...-term reaction phase is a different matter. A great deal of scientific and technical problems need to be solved. Questions of international law There are numerous important legal issues that need to be overcome in the creation and operation of the...
December 2014
A door closes
... back, in formal remarks and interviews, accusing the US and its western partners of running roughshod over international law and democratic principles in an effort to achieve global hegemony. Meanwhile, no end to the Ukraine crisis is in sight. Many...
March 2015
On-orbit satellite servicing, insurance and lessons of Palapa B2 and Westar 6
... insurers would seek to sell the satellite back to the owner or another third party before it is serviced. However, international law makes the responsibility and liability for space objects uncertain, and without such agreement in place the...
October 2018
Sustainable ways of living on the Moon and Mars
... the use and exploitation of ISRU materials for Lunar Villages and Mars bases is unlikely to be prohibited by current international law. The USA’s Space Act of 2015 attempts to encourage the peaceful commercial use of materials beyond Earth and...
April 2019
The changing economics of space
...for future space generations [see ‘Space debris conundrum for international law makers’, Ward Munters, Leuven Centre for Global Governance .... RemoveDebris satellite launch from the International Space Station in 2018. Business considerations...
March 2015
Sky links: from multi-satellite systems to nano-launchers
... A high level of standardisation and unification in complex technical systems helps move to serial production According to current international law, once an SC finished active work in low orbit, it must be removed from orbit in no more than 25 years...
