05 June 2019
UK government backs ambitious space plans
... attractive place in Europe for those looking to Earth’s orbit and beyond." The UK government is working with the United States to establish the necessary technical and legal safeguards for US space launch vehicle operations from UK launch sites...
July 2014
In search of strategic stability
... have us believe, but it is not impossible. As the holders of the two largest nuclear arsenals, Russia and the United States have a particular responsibility, but they don’t seem to be ready for joint action. However paradoxical it may seem...
March 2016
Future space is challenge for international law
... be put into orbit or anywhere beyond Earth So far the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UN COPUOS...consistent with the existing international obligations of the United States; and promote the right of US commercial entities...
April 2018
Climate monitoring and the need for open access to global environmental satellite data
... three civil agencies that operate satellites - NASA, NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) and the United States Geological Survey (USGS) - were members of this small group. In fact, compliance with the Open Government Directive...
April 2018
Future Cubesat swarms pose significant communications challenges
... increases and absorption by the atmosphere increases. Government-funded CubeSats that use amateur radio frequencies in the United States may violate the intent of the amateur radio service and go against the rules of the National Telecommunication...
October 2018
Mining the Moon for fun and profit
... explicitly prohibit the appropriation and use of space resources. In the absence of further international agreements, the United States in 2015 passed legislation granting property rights to extracted resources. Luxembourg followed suit. The broader...
