March 2015
On-orbit satellite servicing, insurance and lessons of Palapa B2 and Westar 6
... or another third party before it is serviced. However, international law makes the responsibility and liability for space objects uncertain, and without such agreement in place the number of insurers willing to participate may be limited, ultimately...
September 2020
High hopes for Brazil’s space ambitions
... extract water, oxygen and inks to print spare parts, agriculture to grow food in inhospitable terrain, space object tracking, and space exploration. The identification of enablers for unlocking these opportunities is the challenge. We are committed...
September 2023
India signs up to the Artemis Accords
...comply with the rescue and return agreement as outlined in the Outer Space Treaty. 5. Registration of Objects: registration of space objects (on the surface, in orbit or in space) by signatory nations can help to mitigate risk of harmful interference...
May 2024
Could ICAO be a NewSpace regulator?
... is unable to fly as the air is too thin; the second is where gravity causes a space object to re-enter; and the third is the level at which a space object tends to burn up unless it is well protected. But if we agree that the distinctions are...
September 2026
A forum for humanity’s future
... countries, while subsequent agreements have addressed the rescue of astronauts, liability for damage caused by space objects and their registration. Together they demonstrate that international cooperation has been integral to humanity’s activities...
03 May 2019
Debris from India's ASAT test worse than predicted
.... Last month, the Deimos Sky Survey (DeSS), a system designed to survey, track and catalogue near-Earth space objects, witnessed a discarded 10 year old ‘upper stage’ rocket section crumble into pieces. The newly-made fragments...
