August 2016
Commercial space development spurs trend for public-private collaboration
... the need to identify and protect us from objects in space that could obliterate life on Earth. All of the aforementioned...framework The 1967 Outer Space Treaty (OST) provides the framework by which all nations utilise and operate in space. The OST is ...
September 2017
India’s dynamic ecosystem for space entrepreneurship
... strong pillars of NewSpace is the dynamism around integrating space-based products and services into traditional industries such as... authorisation of spacecraft in line with the Outer Space Treaty (especially when a foreign launcher is procured by...
October 2018
Mining the Moon for fun and profit
... are currently a topic of hot debate. The Outer Space Treaty (OST) is the only international agreement governing space activities that has been signed by the relevant space capable nations. It prohibits claims of national sovereignty over celestial...
April 2019
The changing economics of space
... clear, although the obligation on 104 signatory nations has been in place since the United Nations Outer Space Treaty of 1967. However, as long as there is any uncertainty over who created the debris there will be controversy over...
January 2021
Safeguarding space - lessons from decommissioning in the energy industry
.... This model would transpose well into the space environment whereby nations which were liable for damage caused by their space objects, under Article VII of the Outer Space Treaty, could organise and license efforts to decommission the...
April 2024
Unlocking the NewSpace economy through space-based solar power
... inspections, avoidable collisions and other physical threats. While the response cannot be aggressive, as per the Outer Space Treaty, knowing what is happening nearby will be paramount. Multiple ‘guard dog’ spacecraft can be expected to patrol the...
