November 2018
Why we should not assume that war in space is ‘inevitable’
...; Visiting Professor Université Toulouse1 Capitole; Member of Faculty, London Institute of Space Policy and Law; Associate Member, Centre for Research in Air and Space Law, McGill University; Adjunct Professor, University of Adelaide; Member of the...
July 2019
Aggression in outer space – time for action
... Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP) satellite, courtesy AFSPC. About the author Gerard Brachet is a consultant on space policy issues and space applications, and was until 2015 a research associate at Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique (FRS...
April 2021
Space industry trends in the pandemic
.... Cyber defence is a top priority for the newly created US Space Force and the US Space Policy Directive 5 released in September provides guidelines for cybersecurity in space. Indeed, growing cyber threats represent new opportunities for commercial...
April 2024
Agencia Espacial Española – Spain’s future assurance
...for the Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI), a public entity that was developing and implementing Spanish space policy. So, although we are new, we have many ongoing programmes to manage. “It means we already have a long-standing relationship...
April 2024
The promise of solar energy for sustainable development and space exploration
...safety issues, as well as challenges related to regulation and international space policy coordination. The concept is complementary to, rather than competing with, terrestrial renewables, as space-based solar power can provide energy reliably at all...
May 2025
Mythologies of Outer Space - A new perspective on the final frontier
... Hilding Neilson, an Indigenous astronomer, contributes a critical examination of how colonialist ideologies persist in modern astronomy and space policy. In Space is Part of the Land: Reconsidering the Relationships Between Astronomy Research, Outer...
