April 2024
Space nation reveals global recognition ambition
Asgardia announced at the 74th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Baku, Azerbaijan, that it...the first child in space. “Asgardia has been represented at previous congresses by its international space magazine ROOM, which has always been an ...
September 2016
Moon or Mars - how logical is NASA’s next step?
... very serious proposition - so much so that the US Congress has extended property rights into space and is writing new ... among space lawyers. In this environment, the US Congress’ aforementioned unilateral act of declaring the legality of property...
February 2018
Are we asking the right questions about space debris?
... Di Pentino, F., and Knowles, S., “Massive Collisions In LEO - A Catalyst To Initiate ADR,” 65th International Astronautical Congress, Toronto, CA, September 2014. 4 Approximate cost of existing satellite systems was determined by examining databases...
October 2019
Are we prepared for SETI discovery?
... published a simple scale to evaluate the significance of the announcement in question. As it was presented at the International Astronautical Congress of 2000 in Rio de Janeiro, we proposed to call it the ‘Rio Scale’. Its purpose was simply to help...
January 2020
Rule of law vital for humanity’s sustainability and survival
... training future leaders in space exploration and the use of outer space. In view of the theme of the first Congress – Paving the Road to Living in Space – it makes sense that people should be systematically, appropriately and sufficiently educated...
08 October 2018
A round-up of news from this years IAC
The 69th International Astronautical Congress held in Bremen, Germany is now over for this ... will be held in Washington, US and in 2020, the UAE will host the congress in Dubai. The event is planned to coincide with the launch of the region’s first...
