October 2017
Exploring Jupiter’s icy moons
... at the final orbit (500 km) is feasible. The spacecraft will eventually impact the surface, in line with planetary protection directives. Illustration of the JUICE spacecraft. It is important to note that the trajectory is continuously analysed and...
February 2022
Revolution and responsibility: the challenges of space
...remote sensing, etc.) and the exploration of the solar system (the sterilisation of probes and, more broadly, planetary protection). Tomorrow, it will be necessary to organise and govern the exploitation of space resources, in particular mining. This...
September 2025
Why the global space sector needs urgent regulation
... include guidance on satellite disposal, collision avoidance, orbital lane assignment, in-space servicing, crew safety and planetary protection. It could also tackle frontier issues such as AI in space operations, lunar resource governance and dual...
23 March 2026
Introduction to Space Law (Fifth Edition)
... of other space applications. Importantly, there are also chapters on space debris and long-term sustainability, and on planetary protection, although they provide only an overview of these topics. Does this book penetrate the veil of obscurity...
October 2018
The ethics of space exploration
... the unnecessarily gloomy idea that we need to become a multi-planetary civilization. This has been repeated so often that it appears,...report was back in 2000 – when space mining and planetary protection were not even mentioned. Next, it would be ...
August 2020
Revisiting the Drake Equation - a cultural addendum
... monitor electromagnetic radiation for signs of transmissions from civilizations on other planets. Lisa Pratt, NASA’s current Planetary Protection Officer, is concerned with forward contamination of another world with life from Earth and backward...
