August 2021
Collision avoidance – time for agreement on space sustainability
... development of the guidelines, members of UNCOPUOS accepted that it was an on going and organic process, whereby notions of space sustainability develop as both technology and cooperative mechanisms evolve. One only has to look at the success of the...
January 2020
Open source space sustainability
... and civil society, and published the first iteration of its Best Practices for the Sustainability of Space Operations. The recently-announced Space Sustainability Rating, a collaboration of the World Economic Forum, the MIT Media Lab, the University...
January 2023
Space sustainability imperative
... than we’ve done for the last 50 years. People are starting to talk more about space sustainability, but we need to avoid ‘space greenwashing’. In my opinion, it’s time for for less talk and more science, more solutions. Given what is happening...
14 June 2021
Space sector prepares for Sustainability Summit
... discussions that have taken place so far.” Findings from the initiative are to be showcased at the free online Sustainable Space Summit on 23 June. The event will also highlight the many benefits that accessing...
March 2015
Congested, contested, and invested: of space debris, risky launches and private initiative
... risk could drive the development of innovative solutions for the challenges facing the entire space community. Space sustainability should be viewed as a business problem both from the perspective of risk and of opportunity. There is an opportunity...
12 September 2022
Scotland’s space sector flexes its green credentials
... ambitious plans to reduce its impact on the environment with the publication of a new sustainable space roadmap, the first of its kind on Earth. The Scottish Space Sustainability Roadmap sets out the steps needed to achieve the long-term goals...
