April 2020
Protecting against the dangers of space radiation
...research. In Europe we are working with nuclear research facilities such as GSI in Darmstadt, Germany, and Ganil in Caen, France, to irradiate with different heavy ions and different types of protons. We know that galactic cosmic radiation is densely...
January 2021
Spacepower and international relations
... in February 1970, followed by China (April 1970), and then India (1980). Israel followed in 1988. Earlier (1965), France inaugurated what evolved into Europe’s extensive space program.” Even a cursory glance at international space history shows...
June 2021
Is NewSpace really so new?
... is a Professor in Space Business and Management and President-Emeritus of the International Space University (ISU), Strasbourg, France. After obtaining a PhD in engineering and an MBA, and working in industry, Peeters joined ESA as Head of the...
June 2021
China’s ascending commercial space sector
... the commercial space sector, a handful of adventurous Chinese firms established overseas subsidiaries, often in countries such as Luxembourg or France. If the first year-and-a-bit of the 2020s are any indication, China’s future space activities will...
August 2021
AI in space – a legal perspective
... of Rome, Italy. She received her LL.M in Space Law and Telecommunications Law from the University of Paris-Saclay, France and her PhD from Sapienza University of Rome. She is a visiting researcher within the Centre for a Spacefaring...
October 2021
Russia and China – a new space axis
... at a stroke. Nine projects were agreed of which one came from Russia (the others were from Belgium, France, Spain, the Netherlands, Poland, Italy, Germany, Norway, India, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Kenya, Peru and Mexico...
