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 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 2025
A time zone for the Moon
... has therefore instructed NASA to develop a unified time standard for the Moon and other space objects. Kevin Hawkins, head of NASA’s space communications and navigation department, draws a figurative analogy between an atomic clock at the US Naval...
29 March 2018
China's Tiangong-1 space lab is destined for Earth, soon!
... spoiling your enjoyment of the find. Secondly, according to the Outer Space Treaty of 1967, which provides the basic framework on international space law, a country’s space object is their legal property. Therefore China still has claims to it, even...
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...
