March 2016
Space industrialisation needs balanced legal and policy approach
... under the international treaty regime, it is necessary to fulfil the commercial ambitions of the Federal Government and the private sector alike. It is no secret that the rules governing outer space activities are as widely respected as they are...
January 2017
Elon Musk and Mars - looking for a snowball effect
... System) programme. What he is clearly trying to do is to start a snowball effect to which a variety of entities from both the private sector and the government, and in a variety of countries around the world, can all contribute. He’s trying to build...
February 2017
UN strategy lifts capacity for non-spacefaring countries
... considered in a collaborative approach that unites the efforts of the space sectors. And, importantly for UNOOSA and UN Member States, all players, including the private sector, can be key contributors to global sustainable development. Dream Chaser...
September 2017
Australia’s ambitious home-grown space industry
... low-cost satellite water tank monitors. Several large private companies - including Airbus Defence & Space, BAE ... large businesses in the space industry, relying on private sector or overseas funding, will survive without a dedicated Australian...
July 2021
Commercial space stations - fulfilling the dream
... us off and pay for it in other ways, but the commercial sector isn’t quite ready to accept all that cost because it is expensive,... seeing more investment going into space companies from the private sector, because they see such a value in the future...
January 2023
Space sustainability imperative
... is the fundamental message and have we really got to take notice of all this now? I’m heartened by the number of private sector start-ups that are interested in space traffic management We have to! The pace at which space is being populated...
