May 2017
Will international space law struggle to remain relevant?
... towards military objectives. The prospects for the future use of outer space offer both tremendous opportunities and challenges The relationship between space activities and military conduct had always existed in practical terms, irrespective of the...
March 2018
Enabling private sector success in space - SGAC perspective
... as the technology advances Economic stability is a key factor for the success of private stakeholders in space activities. Overall, the future demands a robust space economy that can flourish and grow as technology advances and the field continues...
October 2020
Connecting the global space community
... global challenges we are facing, and my term of office allows me the opportunity to help shape the future of global space activities. Taking over the presidency of the IAF, it was my firm intention and my obligation - together with the experienced...
January 2021
Spacepower and international relations
... competition rather than military struggle (as exhibited by the continuous proliferation of industrial, infrastructural and commercial space activity), the belief that the US is so far ahead in terms of military capabilities and advanced technologies...
February 2021
In-orbit servicing and insurance – a marriage of convenience?
...… and, of course, debris mitigation. It is clear from this that IOS includes a full range of already well-understood space activities, as well as those that are completely new and which will have to be taken into account in the risk...
February 2021
On the nature of spacepower
As Douglas Adams notes in The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, “Space is big. Really big.” Although humanity’s space aspirations may be great, most of our space activities in the short term are going to take place in the relatively tiny near-Earth ...
