14 June 2021
G7 nations commit to the safe and sustainable use of space
... relevant.” Simpson says that, in the absence of robust, internationally agreed and long-term sustainability laws and guidelines, it is doubtful that commercial space companies - and some state players - can be relied on to police themselves in the...
December 2014
A door closes
..., Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov shot 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...
May 2019
The inadequacies and dangers of modern rocket technology
... niche to the technosphere outside the biosphere will ensure, for the latter, preservation and development according to the laws and directions formed over billions of years of evolution, as well as the harmonious interaction of the community...
February 2021
Supporting sustainable lunar development
... 1967 Outer Space Treaty (OST), helping prevent territorial appropriation of the Moon and promoting international cooperation. It also aligns well with recent laws and initiatives promoting the commercial use of space, such as the Artemis Accords...
October 2024
Space industry trajectory under the spotlight of cultural anthropology
... congressional discourse, annual budgets, fictional representations, the narratives promoted by leading commercial space companies, space law and social media, to tease apart answers to the questions posed above. Sometimes this story is full of love...
May 2025
Mythologies of Outer Space - A new perspective on the final frontier
... see celestial bodies as interconnected with life on Earth. She also reflects on the ironic relationship between space law and masculine power structures that have historically dictated lunar exploration, underscoring the increasing role of private...
