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
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...
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...
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...
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...
