April 2019
Is a military space force justified?
... he warned that it is not a question of if but when airmen will be fighting in space. President Trump holds up a Space Policy Directive after signing it at a meeting of the National Space Council in the White House in the summer of 2018. and (left...
September 2020
Tackling space debris - a global priority
... seven key IADC mitigation guidelines have been adopted and, in most cases, are included within national space policies. Spacefaring nations must be prevented from creating debris in the first place Specifically, the guidelines call for...
January 2021
Safeguarding space - lessons from decommissioning in the energy industry
... York. She has a keen interest in public engagement with space science, interdisciplinary collaboration and the future of the NewSpace economy. Luc H Riesbeck is a Space Policy and Research Analyst at Astroscale US, where they engage in collaboration...
June 2021
Is NewSpace really so new?
... applications”. By comparison, this proposed definition can be contrasted with the definition of ‘commercial’ space activities in the US National Space Policy, issued in 2010 under the Obama administration: “the term ‘commercial’, for the purposes...
July 2021
Collaboration and competition in lunar exploration
... and the strategic analysis of space markets with a focus on space exploration. She supports and advises established and developing space players, assessing new satellite programmes, defining space policies and conducting socio-economic and...
January 2023
Portugal’s sustainable space strategy
... Lander (EL3) and the Columbus module at the International Space Station (ISS), among others. The Portuguese Space Agency is now the focal point of space policy in Portugal, connecting stakeholders, steering the public debate and orchestrating...
