May 2020
Protecting areas of scientific importance on the Moon
... there needs to be some financial as well as legislative incentive for prospective Moon-based organisations to comply with any space regulation. This could stem from a security proposal for safeguarding the huge financial risks that need to be taken...
October 2021
Congested, contested... under-regulated and unplanned
...given constellation design Another issue highlighted by Starlink’s revised orbital configuration is that, at present, physical space in LEO is not regulated. Unlike the RF domain, where filings are coordinated internationally with the aim of avoiding...
February 2020
Opportunity knocks for UK space industry
... important things UKspace can do is aid the government in understanding what we can do to help the space industry blossom regarding the regulation of space launch and insurance. If we have an agreement for limited liability, it will really help this...
October 2015
The Global Space Governance Study – A new regulatory framework for New Space?
... and broadly distributing through all forms of media, an international interdisciplinary study that examines drivers of space regulations and standards prior to, and in support of, the proposed international conference, targeting a global audience...
September 2016
Moon or Mars - how logical is NASA’s next step?
... recently began a review of its own civil space regulation: The Space Activities act of 1998, and The Space Activities Regulations of 2001. In seeking to facilitate a pro-growth environment in space, the United States’ government is walking a fine...
May 2017
Will international space law struggle to remain relevant?
...argued that the prevailing ‘soft law’ and TCBM (‘transparency and confidence-building measures’) approach to space regulation may take on an increasing relevance by providing appropriate international benchmarks, at least for currently foreseen risks...
