March 2016
Building Confidence and Reducing Risk in Space Resources Policy
... 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...
May 2017
Humanity is moving towards a new reality
... 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...
July 2017
Rapidly evolving space industry needs faster UN response
...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...
February 2018
Our space future lies in innovation
..., reduce carbon dioxide and monitor methane levels. Our third priority is exploration - because exploration is the essence of space activity. When the first satellites were launched 60 years ago they allowed us to look at the universe and explore...
November 2019
Mexico’s path to space
... 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...
January 2020
Open source space sustainability
...in the number of low Earth satellites is raising public awareness and concern about the long-term sustainability of space activities. An innovative open source system called TruSat is creating new opportunities for concerned citizens around the world...
