September 2016
Preparing the future: the right technology at the right time
... spacefaring nations, Europe finds itself in a unique position, with a space industry that more than pays for itself ESA itself, and European institutional space activities in general, would be economically unviable except for the continued vitality...
February 2017
Growing space agency dilemma
... on 12 October 2016 in Paris, France, of the new Asgardia space nation may well herald a new era in space activity along with new forms of global heartfelt involvement in space activities. When I signed up on asgardiaspace.com later that day I was...
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...
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...
October 2021
Congested, contested... under-regulated and unplanned
... environment is increasingly “Congested, Contested and Competitive”. Although it was always recognised that commercial space activities contributed to the “three Cs”, the implicit focus from a US military perspective has always been on the extent...
