August 2018
Flouting the rules on satellite registrations
...The author acknowledges guidance provided by Dr Ram S Jakhu, her doctoral supervisor, and the Erin J C Arsenault Fellowship in Space Governance that funds her research. She is also grateful to Koustuv Sinha, a McGill Computer Science Graduate Student...
August 2020
Battle for the night sky - from telescopes to ad-breaks
... environment has not been cost-free and a number of problems are emerging with the manner in which space is governed. Many of the key issues, such as the prevalence of orbital debris and the need for some form...
November 2021
Space in support of sustainable development
.... About the authors J Lauren Napier is currently an RDF PhD Researcher in Space Governance at Northumbria University where she is focusing on how to maintain a sustainable space governance framework in LEO. She is also a board member of the Just...
08 September 2016
Close encounters of the asteroid kind: 2016 RB1 passes remarkably close to Earth
... aimed at developing a viable planetary defence strategy have been suggested and implemented, including the Global Space Governance Study, the Planetary Safeguard System, and URBOCOP – Universal Robotic Battle Cosmic Platform, the latter presented...
August 2021
AI in space – a legal perspective
...IX of the OST. One possible future approach for space activities - and perhaps the most likely given the increasing recourse to a broader ‘rules of the road’ methodology for space governance - might be the establishment of transparency and confidence...
May 2025
Mythologies of Outer Space - A new perspective on the final frontier
... enforcement mechanisms to prevent the monopolisation of celestial resources. Instead, he calls for a more inclusive approach to space governance – one that integrates insights from the humanities, Indigenous worldviews and diverse global communities...
