March 2018
Enabling private sector success in space - SGAC perspective
... facets of space exploration and utilisation. This is largely due to the approach taken by the US government to support and regulate private investment in space under the Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act, wherein launch standards are based...
July 2018
Rediscovering UK sovereign launch capability
... examining the origins of the SIA, it is possible to identify a number of reasons why the UK government decided to revisit the regulation of UK space activity. First, there has been a significant shift in the nature of the satellite market, the bread...
October 2024
International space law - the beginning of the end?
... the other, has made it impossible for the negotiation, let alone adoption, of a subsequent international treaty on the regulation of outer space. Persistent geopolitical differences between Russia and the US, and more recently with People’s Republic...
August 2020
Battle for the night sky - from telescopes to ad-breaks
... about to change. Light pollution Visual pollution from commercial space typifies the dilemmas faced when trying to regulate contemporary space activity As LEO becomes ever more congested and exploited, human activity in space is increasingly visible...
June 2015
Drone regulation in the European Union amid a thriving market
.... The starting step is the definition of a proposed concept of operations,22 which sets the baseline for the subsequent regulation. The operations are categorised into a comprehensive regulatory umbrella covering all RPAS uses and services. The...
07 August 2020
UK space launch sector builds foundation for collaborative future
... and a common UK space sector voice for issues of concern during the UK government’s consultation on its Space Industry Regulations consultation, which runs until 21 October and will create secondary legislation under the Space Industry Act...
