June 2017
Automated or human-operated systems?
...’ has been boosted in recent years as the scope of ESA’s space activities has expanded. Human dependability Human dependability is about the contribution of a crew member in a space system to safety and reliability. Machines can fail but so too can...
October 2018
Mining the Moon for fun and profit
... are currently a topic of hot debate. The Outer Space Treaty (OST) is the only international agreement governing space activities that has been signed by the relevant space capable nations. It prohibits claims of national sovereignty over celestial...
November 2018
Pole star rising
... but not least are the regulatory challenges. Poland still has not adopted comprehensive space legislation, although in July 2017 a draft law on space activity and the national space objects register was published by the government. While enacting...
February 2019
Reflections on the future human condition
.... So, I will stick to the perspective of this article, that of the future development of space activities and, more specifically, space exploration. To this end, the possibilities opened up by cyborgs and, by association, artificial intelligence...
May 2019
Growing Australia’s space industry
... and policy Coordinating Australia’s domestic civil space sector Supporting the growth of Australia’s space industry Leading international civil space engagement Administering space activity legislation Inspiring the Australian community. Focus...
July 2016
Our changing world and the mounting risk of a calamitous solar storm
...agencies around the world and the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPOUS), especially through its Long Term Sustainability of Space Activities initiative, are addressing cosmic threats from asteroids and comets, but have essentially...
