August 2021
Collision avoidance – time for agreement on space sustainability
... 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 UN Debris...
September 2023
Getting a grip on space sustainability and space debris
... for the UK MoD and head of the sustainable development International Partnership Programme at UKSA. Ray is now Head of Space Sustainability at UKSA, a varied role ranging from developing sustainability standards to leading a national active debris...
June 2015
Bringing technology down to earth
... organizing these meetings, with the aim that each roundtable debate should relate to one of the pillars of Sustainable Development: environment, social, economics as well as general issues more related to governance. The focus of the two-day meeting...
April 2020
Spaceport Cornwall – from protests to sustainability
... to align community engagement and science capital activities to ensure complimentary messaging about the role of science in sustainable development and education outreach. A final example is working with local academia and local industry on a joint...
October 2024
International space law - the beginning of the end?
...of humanity and, for this purpose, the UN General Assembly adopted the “Space 2030 Agenda: space as a driver of sustainable development” resolution. A few States have started making noteworthy progress in this area. Today, more than 70 space agencies...
April 2024
ROOM at the 74th International Astronautical Congress
... and papers on space technology. He has a BSc in physics and astrophysics from Queen Mary London and a PhD in sustainable development of the space environment from the University of Sunderland. He is a Commissioning Editor for ROOM Space Journal.
