March 2015
Russia and safe space initiatives
... to drafting and adopting a binding international treaty to prevent the placement of arms in outer space and the threat or use of force against outer space objects. Such a treaty was first proposed by Russia and China back in 2008. An updated Russian...
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...
June 2022
In-orbit servicing and the future of the space industry
... satellite servicing industry presents unique challenges, including the fact that current space law forbids a nation from touching the space objects launched by another nation. An international body, possibly financed by a waste disposal tax, could...
January 2017
Prospects for progress on space security diplomacy
... need for ‘further measures’ and for states ‘to refrain from actions contrary’ to the peaceful-use-of-outer-space objective. While this policy direction is clear and important, regrettably from the perspective of practical diplomacy, the PAROS...
September 2017
Australia’s ambitious home-grown space industry
... services the company has partnered with the University of Adelaide to develop a nanosatellite-based space object detection system to detect and track space objects and, in April 2017, an Inovor nanosatellite called SUSat - designed and built with...
January 2020
Rule of law vital for humanity’s sustainability and survival
... is internationally liable to other States or their nationals for damage caused by a space object of the launching State. Compliance with these international space law principles is imperative not only to maintain international peace and security but...
