11 February 2019
Today marks the International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2019
... United Nations, partners worldwide, women and girls will mark the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Why does it matter? In a message for the International Day for Women and Girls in Science, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka...
08 October 2020
Asgardia joins International Astronautical Federation
... innovation in low Earth orbit’, which will take the form of a conversation between industry leaders on how the International Space Station enables commercialisation, access to space, and the future of low orbit. Announcing her role in the...
October 2020
Essential role of satellites in disaster and pandemic management
... authorised to activate the Charter upon large-scale disasters. Since 2012, the Charter has adopted the international ‘universal access’ principle, and thus it was opened for membership to any disaster management authority. Satellite technology...
October 2020
Extending human rights across the final frontier
... be established through the extraterritorial reach of human rights values and principles. This has been established under international customary law – the UN Charter, the UDHR, and the Articles of State Responsibility – which provide that when...
September 2023
Space sustainability and the global commons
... by claim of sovereignty, by means of use or occupation, or by any other means but it leaves it to the Moon Agreement to set out an International Regime for commercial uses of resources from the Moon and other celestial bodies. A level playing field...
February 2016
Innovations in human astronautics
.... It’s difficult to say what fate awaits the ISS after 2024 - everything depends on the decisions made by the international partners. Based on today’s needs and forecasts, it is an educated guess that the orbital station will remain as a laboratory...
