October 2015
Baikonur, Kibo and beyond: Japan’s leading role in space
... were decided. They were (i) peaceful use of space, (ii) contribution to the welfare of the nation, (iii) industrial development, (iv) development of society, (v) promotion of international cooperation and (vi) consideration of the environment. Under...
February 2016
Is Jupiter Really Our Protective Shield?
.... International Journal of Astrobiology, 8:75-80. 34 Horner, J, B.W. Jones, and J. Chambers(2010) Jupiter - friend or foe? III: The Oort Cloud Comets. International Journal of Astrobiology, 9:1-10. 35 Grazier, K.R., J.C. Castillo-Rogez, P.W. Sharp...
July 2016
France, Europe and Russia - two decades of space launch cooperation
... with the American space industry, which was facing difficulties with its new version of the US Delta III heavy launcher. This resulted in a joint commercialisation of the Russian Proton heavy launcher, which was by then mostly...
August 2016
Exploring the problems of criminal justice in space
..., [8,9] which used principles of liability and responsibility taken from the OST and the Rescue Agreement. Article III of the draft Convention gives jurisdiction in relation to a manned space object to the State of registry, while Article IV devolves...
February 2017
Growing space agency dilemma
... of this amazing new effort are: (i) more access to space by developing nations; (ii) peaceful uses of outer space; and (iii) identification of space hazards and global initiatives to undertake planetary defence. All the space agencies of the world...
July 2017
Rapidly evolving space industry needs faster UN response
... periods of time. The post-millennial agenda of UN COPUOS has been largely shaped by the results of UNISPACE III elaborated in the Vienna Declaration on Space and Human Development. As this new opportunity approaches, the international space...
