... this issue, under a broad concept known as ‘on-orbit authority’, which would provide for regulatory authority for in-space activities between launch and re-entry that are not covered by existing regimes. The reports required under the...
... now underway - such as the UNCOPUOS Working Group on the Long-Term Sustainability of Outer Space Activities as well as the InterAgency Space Debris Coordination Committee (IADC) and the creation of the IAWN and the SMPAG committees to cope with...
...taking part in the exploration and use of outer space, the continuous rise of commercial space activities and related growth of private space ventures. How should global governance of space activities deal with new trends and developments in national...
... with the National Council of Science and Technology of Mexico (CONACYT) operate a fund to support research and development in space activities. This fund has been in operation since 2015 and to date it has financed more than 50 research and...
... assets, such as Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites and the International Space Station (ISS) and its crew. Further, they could hinder future space activities through a collision cascade effect known as the Kessler syndrome, whereby debris...
...example, by requiring more shielding or to conduct evasive manoeuvres - and they threaten the long-term benefits of space activities. Interconnected satellite communications networks. Debris removal Today, there are about a million human-made objects...