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...
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)...
September 2024
Space nation issues declaration of independence
... ideas of humanism and equality. Among these principles are abiding by the solely peaceful path of human evolution, including space exploration for peaceful purposes; and being convinced that every inhabitant of planet Earth has the right to engage...
16 August 2024
Space Nation issues Declaration of Independence
... the ideas of humanism and equality. Among them are abiding by the solely peaceful path of human evolution, including space exploration for peaceful purposes; and being convinced that every inhabitant of planet Earth has the right to engage...
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...
