November 2021
Space insurance and the future of risk management
..., other spacecraft and the rockets that launch them into space. In fact, space insurance is a long-standing risk management tool that facilitates commercial space activities and continues to support developments as we extend our reach beyond the...
September 2025
Why the global space sector needs urgent regulation
... spacefaring nations, industry leaders, insurers, scientists and civil society to agree principles and protocols for responsible space activity. This could include guidance on satellite disposal, collision avoidance, orbital lane assignment...
October 2025
Europe’s unified vision for space governance and growth
..., creating inefficiencies and barriers for cross-border cooperation. The EU Space Act aims to change this by establishing an internal market for space activities. Structured around three foundational pillars – safety, resilience and sustainability...
October 2021
Russia and China – a new space axis
...engines from the Yangel design bureau in Ukraine. They also set up working groups on a range of space activities, including space stations, lunar and interplanetary missions, supplemented by polite meetings at senior level. The function of the groups...
21 July 2016
International Astronautical Congress to Present 2016 Awards in Mexico
... groups who have achieved exceptional accomplishments in global space cooperation and space activities, as well as those who have been most active in the International Astronautical Federation activities. The Congress will take place in Guadalajara...
November 2019
PROSPECTing for lunar polar volatiles
... become clear at the upcoming ESA Ministerial conference in November 2019, where new budgets for European space activities – including lunar exploration missions – will be allocated. Maximum temperatures of Permanently Shadowed Regions (PSRs) at the...
