October 2025
High-altitude platforms - the search for an optimised legal framework
... USA; military organisations such as the UK MoD and US DoD; and aviation and space regulators such as ICAO, FAA, EASA, Eurocontrol and the UK Space Agency (UKSA). Regulatory bodies have begun to consider the nature of related research that...
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...
October 2025
Europe’s unified vision for space governance and growth
... planning underscores the EU’s collaborative approach to space regulation, as member states prepare to engage with the Space Act’s legislative journey. In conclusion, Pedersen highlighted that space is increasingly intertwined with Europe’s strategic...
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...
April 2020
Plasma Clipper - opening the age of sail, in space travel
...advanced propulsion technologies for solar system and interstellar missions. He has been active in the development of commercial space regulation and served on the Augustine Commission in 2009. Jeff was a cofounder of XCOR Aerospace and served as CEO...
