August 2020
Battle for the night sky - from telescopes to ad-breaks
... issues, such as the prevalence of orbital debris and the need for some form of space traffic management, are the subject of much discussion within the space community, but fail to gain traction in the political mainstream. However, there is evidence...
November 2017
Managing air and space traffic from orbit
... give full coverage of Earth’s surface including ocean and polar regions, and also near space for both air and space traffic management in one device, along with meeting the requirements of the Global Navigation Plan of Action of ICAO...
May 2024
Could ICAO be a NewSpace regulator?
... the growth in NewSpace and related activities in low Earth orbit, there is a need to integrate Air and Space Traffic Management, especially in airspace because of possible conflict. ICAO, on the other hand, has made enforceable standards and, since...
June 2022
In-orbit servicing and the future of the space industry
... now is to identify and validate promising business cases, develop interoperable standards and procedures, define new space traffic management guidelines together with institutions and industry players, and erect the pillars of a market that promises...
September 2023
A multifaceted approach to space sustainability
... cannot be evaded because no orbital data exists. This debris iceberg model is worth bearing in mind because space traffic management is really about managing encounters with only the small percentage of objects larger than 10 cm for which orbits can...
May 2017
Future space applications and their regulatory needs
... satellite applications community. These are related to complex and difficult issues of spectrum needs, orbital crowding, space traffic management, liability and orbital debris. The near-Earth orbital domain is severely polluted with debris. We are...
