June 2021
China’s ascending commercial space sector
... of Sciences (CAS); China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), the main contractor for the Chinese space programme; and China Aerospace Science & Industry Corporation (CASIC), a state-owned enterprise that designs, develops and...
September 2016
Small launcher market survey
... capabilities. Furthermore, the global economic downturn that began in 2008 has driven decision makers of legacy space programmes to consider more effective and economical methods to build, launch and operate satellite systems and capabilities...
July 2019
Luxembourg’s space legislation
... another, to provide a legal framework for all other space programmes, has been discussed in parliament since June 2018. Mahulena Hofmann explains why Luxembourg needs a space legislation and provides an update on progress. The international treaties...
October 2020
Extending human rights across the final frontier
...community as a whole and not just those countries with space programmes. Here, lawyer Jonathan Lim discusses the importance of human rights in space and how the maintenance of space as a peaceful and cooperative domain can be supported by established...
May 2022
Redefining the space professional – disruptions in the space sector workforce
... is to provide those resources and for some 40 years, it has been embedding skilled personnel in every major European space programme. The company’s modus operandi is simple: hire the best people and support them to deliver. As well as providing...
January 2023
Original Sin - Power, Technology and War in Outer Space
..., inseparably interlinked. “Politics has always been at the heart of humankind’s exploration and utilisation of space, and the space programmes themselves have never been able to transcend terrestrial international politics”. US astronaut, Kevin Ford...
