April 2025
Space Elevators - a role in planetary defence?
... world will enable remarkable capabilities to move cargo massively and routinely and will transform the future of space activities. Space elevator proponents must point out and emphasise to both the general public and project managers of visionary...
May 2025
A time zone for the Moon
...digital-transport schedule that will be used by railways, shipping, aviation, highways and space activities on the basis of a universal reference standard ‘IT-calendar’. Graphic illustrating ESA’s ‘Moonlight’ project for which a lunar time ...
September 2026
Who taxes space? - new challenges for the space economy
... align tax policy with industrial reality. Third, international coordination is crucial. Given the cross-border nature of space activity and the non-appropriation principle under the OST, unilateral approaches are inherently constrained. Progress...
July 2014
Achilles’ heel
...being addressed through the EU International Code of Conduct for Outer Space Activities.5 National and international treaties and intelligence sharing, such as the Space Situational Awareness Programme, must be improved as it forms a central backbone...
October 2015
The Global Space Governance Study – A new regulatory framework for New Space?
... 29-31 May 2014: Having brought together over 120 experts from 22 countries (space-faring and non-space faring nations) involved in various aspects of space activity and regulation; Having served as an objective venue for the conduct of international...
October 2015
Houston, we have a Spaceport
...These confirmed that Houston was well placed to participate in commercial space activities such as aerospace engineering, component/composite development and fabrication, space vehicle assembly, astronaut training, zero-gravity scientific and medical...
