July 2021
A shared vision for space exploration
... are: peaceful purposes, transparency, interoperability, emergency assistance, registration of space objects, release of scientific data, preserving space heritage, space resources, deconfliction of activities and minimising orbital debris. Many...
August 2021
AI in space – a legal perspective
... elements of autonomy. For the future, however, it is relevant to consider exactly how much autonomy, if any, ‘intelligent’ space objects should have, and what decisions necessitate ongoing human oversight. Thus, the growing reliance on autonomous...
October 2024
International space law - the beginning of the end?
... exist in the world, more than 15 States and their private companies possess the ability to launch space objects, and seven states have the capability to send a probe to extra-terrestrial locations such as the Moon, Mars or ...
August 2016
Polish Space Agency pursues task of developing country’s space expertise
... law, for example supervising the activities of Polish non-governmental entities in outer space and maintaining the register of Polish space objects. In accordance with best practices in Europe and the world, POLSA aims to execute its tasks through...
September 2021
Near space - the air-space boundary question, astronauts and space tourism
... (Article VII); and there is a registration requirement which gives a state jurisdiction and control of any space object (Article VIII). The Treaty does not mention tourism specifically but, as per Article I, the business of enabling ...
October 2017
Can Australia’s space industry overcome years of political setback?
... business success is not stifled through outdated regulation. The immediate aim is to determine how to relax liability when a space object causes damage in space or on the ground. However, it remains to be seen whether the review will broadly impact...
