June 2019
The challenge of planetary protection
... is worth noting that the COSPAR Planetary Protection Policy is a set of internationally agreed guidelines and not a legal instrument binding under international law, but the above-mentioned observation by COPUOS in 2017 is important as an indication...
October 2019
Space-based cybersecurity challenges for NATO
..., norms around space security are considered lax: this also applies to those around cybersecurity. The Manual on International Law Applicable to Military Uses of Outer Space (MILAMOS) was launched in 2016 through a civil society initiative, aiming...
September 2023
India signs up to the Artemis Accords
...are: 1. Peaceful uses: cooperative activities are exclusively for peaceful purposes and in accordance with international law. 2. Transparency: commit to broad dissemination of information regarding their national policies and exploration plans. Agree...
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...
