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September 2021
Near space - the air-space boundary question, astronauts and space tourism
... legal environment The legal sub-committee of the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UN COPUOS) has had the air-space boundary issue as a standing agenda item for several years, but no resolution seems to be...legal regime will be appropriate should a dispute arise. But there is more to it than that: the air-space boundary is also important when considering a crucial marketing element, that of whether those travelling on such flights ...
October 2018
Using space-based data for humanitarian causes
... law at the University of Luxembourg. He also serves an adjunct professor in the LLM in the Air and Space Law at the University of Mississippi School of Law and in the Department of Political Science and Law...Dakota. Prof Dodge obtained his JD from the University of Mississippi School of Law (2008), and his LLM in Air & Space Law at McGill Faculty of Law in Montreal, Canada (2011). He formerly taught at the University of Mississippi School...
July 2019
Luxembourg’s space legislation
... upon Luxembourg do not make operators internationally liable for damage caused by space objects on the Earth, in air space or in outer space; instead, it is the States that launch or procure the launch ...the processes initiated by the UN Resolution 68/74 on National Legislation Relevant to Peaceful Exploration and Use of Outer Space of 2013, which clearly required appropriate action on a national level in view of the increasing participation of ...
August 2018
Ever-changing views on space resource utilisation
...and private interests. Whether a regulatory solution is on the horizon or not, the debate on space resources governance is definitely here to stay, especially given the time-consuming procedures involved. Serious ... of the Research and Teaching Staff of the International Institute of Air & Space Law, Leiden University, and Assistant Secretary of The Hague International Space Resources Governance Working Group. She is currently a PhD Candidate at...
August 2018
AI offers new approach to space situational awareness
...learning process and generate ever more powerful models. The Space Fence space surveillance system built by Lockheed Martin for the US Air Force, due to be operational in 2019, will ...revolutionize SSA by detecting orbital hazards well in advance of an eventual collision. New concepts in AI New research has shown the use of online...
June 2022
Military space – how worried should we be?
...’ space and ‘civilian’ space, with an all-civilian space agency, NASA. The government and media portrayal of early space was unmistakably ‘peaceful purposes’: see the film The Right Stuff, read the US-published Colliers magazine ...reflected the US government and media portrayal of early space as ‘peaceful purposes’. The Space Shuttle had its own dedicated west coast military base, Vandenberg Air Force Base. Full spectrum There has been a ...
February 2019
The Space Elevator – an alternative path to space?
...Acta Astronautica, vol. 2, pp. 785-799, 1975. 9 B. C. Edwards, “The Space Elevator, Phase I Final Report, NIAC,” 31 October 2000. [Online]. Available: http://www.niac.usra.edu/files/studies/final_report/472Edwards.pdf. [Accessed... 16 July 2018]. 10 B. C. Edwards, “The Space Elevator, Phase II Final Report, NIAC,” 31 January 2003. [Online]. Available: http://www.niac.usra.edu/files/studies/final_report/521Edwards.pdf. [...
July 2019
Stepping into space with STEAM
... Holly is on the advisory boards for global organisations such as Space Vault, Finsophy, and STEM for Women magazine. She also sits on the Space Economy Task Force in Austin, Texas. Jeff Smith is a ...additive manufacturing mentor for summer interns, and a guest speaker/exhibitor/judge at the Cities in Space competition. Jeff served five years in the US Air Force and is a member of the American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics, the National...
February 2021
Space archaeology - preserving our orbital heritage
...in orbit as a result of human involvement that no longer serve a ‘useful’ purpose. The European Space Agency (ESA) stated in February 2020 that, according to statistical modelling, there were an estimated 34,000... could cause potentially mission-altering consequences. Given that a huge number of satellites, as well as the International Space Station (ISS), operate in LEO, it is hardly surprising that the proliferation of debris is of major concern ...
