April 2017
Sky-fi dawn of the space internet era
... them both technical and political challenges, the latter including adapting laws and regulations among countries. Right now, very little regulation exists to govern this new approach. Up in the air Only 39% of the world’s population has...
June 2017
Automated or human-operated systems?
... hour 43 minute spacewalk to replace a failed power regulator and install cabling. His actions brought about a ... initiatives, how to engineer the human element and how to regulate it in design aspects. The involvement of industry will be increasingly...
July 2017
Rapidly evolving space industry needs faster UN response
... that new space governance mechanisms will have to address are seemingly growing and include: How to adequately regulate the so-called NewSpace movement so that commercial and business rationales remain thriving in private sector? How to address...
October 2017
Can Australia’s space industry overcome years of political setback?
... August 2017. Its intention is to ensure that innovation, investment and business success is not stifled through outdated regulation. The immediate aim is to determine how to relax liability when a space object causes damage in space or on the ground...
October 2017
Colouring our view of the oceans
... fish farmers, national monitoring organisations, scientists, regulators and local communities. Fuelled by readily available nitrogen...inform us about the status of the ocean biota that regulate atmospheric carbon, and are the only method which can ...
May 2018
Challenging the boundaries of materials science
...Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) directive aims to improve the protection of human health and the environment by regulating chemicals produced or imported in the EU. Part of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) solar array returned from...
