September 2021
Near space - the air-space boundary question, astronauts and space tourism
... Recreational spaceflight This discussion has only sought to address two of the more discussed legal elements of human space activity. There are still issues of how to classify and register truly hybrid craft such as single-stage-to-orbit...
December 2021
All for one and one for all – recommendations for a sustainable future in lunar exploration
... how these principles should be applied in practice - primarily due to the fact that the specifics of modern outer space activities were, of course, not known at the time of writing. These uncertainties in application of the OST raise the possibility...
January 2023
Original Sin - Power, Technology and War in Outer Space
... has long since arrived. Astropolitics refers to the political aspects of any activity in or to do with outer space. No activity escapes politics, not even international cooperation in space science. Who cooperates with whom, why, and on what terms...
January 2023
Portugal’s sustainable space strategy
... goes together with the expansion of the number of downstream users using satellite data for non-space activities. Three main types of downstream users can be clearly identified: Earth Observation (EO) users (including meteorological forecasting...
April 2024
The promise of solar energy for sustainable development and space exploration
...enhance the lofty but extremely important goals of maintaining the safety, stability, security and sustainability of space activities, as well as maximising the benefits for humanity. The CASSIOPeiA (Constant Aperture, Solid-State, Integrated Orbital...
April 2025
Space sustainability and the role of space situational awareness
..., because nations and private entities have different priorities, making consensus on sustainability measures difficult. Space activities also cross national boundaries, which makes enforcement of regulations difficult. Determining accountability and...
