September 2025
Why the global space sector needs urgent regulation
... EU) have tried to make the case that we should be using those freedoms to ‘slash red tape’ in a deregulatory bonfire of regulations. Comparing space to a highway network. Who would want to drive on a highway scattered with broken down vehicles and...
October 2021
Congested, contested... under-regulated and unplanned
... (ITU) and discussed at the regular World Radio Conference (WRC), which produces recommendations and, eventually, regulations to coordinate frequency use and limit interference. A principal source of the potential difficulties for current satellite...
May 2018
Space safety – the problem with dual hatting
... that safety responsibility is not subordinated to operations This article analyses this response in the context of internal safety regulation. The Baseline for analysis is the Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) report. The GAO writes: ‘The...
November 2021
Space launch emergency response
... regulatory authority of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and are subject to established international safety and operational regulations and procedures. These include the provision of on-site Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) services based...
August 2018
Flouting the rules on satellite registrations
... role in space traffic management, space situational awareness, the prevention of harmful contamination by space objects and regulation of space debris. But the type and depth of information provided under the Registration Convention can vary ...
February 2020
Opportunity knocks for UK space industry
... and insurance. If we have an agreement for limited liability, it will really help this industry grow. If we have decent regulation of law, which is simple and safe, we’ll get somewhere. Additionally, there may be a need for small satellites to move...
