May 2017
World needs strong space governance system
... Union and the US strived to have détente in the new environment. They agreed to dedicate outer space for peaceful purposes and for the benefit of the whole of humanity, a gesture welcomed by the international community. The UN General Assembly...
October 2015
The Global Space Governance Study – A new regulatory framework for New Space?
... and for the sustainable use of space for peaceful purposes for the benefit of all humankind (i.e. the global... (iii) space opportunities and the need for sustainable and peaceful use, exploration and exploitation of space for all humankind; (iv)...
February 2020
Visions of spaceflight before the Space Age
... development in support of the launch of the first artificial satellite into orbit around the Earth, ostensibly for peaceful purposes. The publicity around efforts to place a satellite in Earth orbit generated a lot of public interest, which resulted...
May 2017
Will international space law struggle to remain relevant?
... in the face of the Outer Space Treaty. The ‘non-military versus non-aggressive’ debate regarding the ‘peaceful purposes’ doctrine in its Article IV is a long-redundant argument in practical terms, and the role that international law can...
July 2019
Who owns outer space?
... a property claim in the Moon. This prompted the United States to initiate treaties limiting activities in outer space to peaceful purposes and preventing any state from exercising ownership”. Most legal scholars agree that the OST has...
25 November 2019
NATO recognises space as a new operational domain
... of space for the alliance. “Space is part of our daily life here on Earth. It can be used for peaceful purposes. But it can be also used aggressively", Stoltenberg said. “Satellites can be jammed, hacked or weaponised. Anti-satellite weapons...
