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...
July 2020
Pandemic in space – are we ready?
... would arguably qualify as such distress. Article 5 of the same treaty obliges States with reason to believe that a space object (or its component parts) that has returned to Earth “is of a hazardous or deleterious nature”, and there is an obligation...
August 2021
Collision avoidance – time for agreement on space sustainability
... among the various actors. They advocate enhancing the registration of space objects, sharing information on space situational awareness (SSA) and promoting awareness of space sustainability to address the potential hazards arising from debris. The...
