June 2020
Saving Earth – time for a new cooperative framework
...; development of the technology required for planetary defence; and the inception of an interdisciplinary approach to global space governance Reorganising space agencies One massive solar storm in the form of a giant coronal mass ejection could knock...
May 2017
Future space applications and their regulatory needs
...rapid advances in computing and networking are altering the space domain and putting tremendous pressure on the existing order... and difficult issues of spectrum needs, orbital crowding, space traffic management, liability and orbital debris. The near-...
July 2017
Rapidly evolving space industry needs faster UN response
... group and developing countries, while taking into account the constantly changing nature of space activities. But the questions that new space governance mechanisms will have to address are seemingly growing and include: How to adequately regulate...
September 2021
Near space - the air-space boundary question, astronauts and space tourism
...’. Beyond the PR fluff, however, lay several fundamental questions that test the boundaries of space governance. They can be broken down into two interlinked areas that have received considerable, if superficial, discussion in the ...
May 2017
Humanity is moving towards a new reality
... be considerably different. The problem is how does regulatory regime keep up? How does global space governance keep up with space technology invention and the disruptive activities of NewSpace companies and constant entrepreneurial innovation? There...
October 2020
Connecting the global space community
... Global Advocacy Agenda 2019-2022 is focusing on three main principles. The first is supporting and facilitating global space governance. Large-scale endeavours require global engagement and international cooperation, so the IAF has been leading the...
