June 2017
Space economics - industry trends and space investing
... in that process and some of the protectionism surrounding jobs being lessened, but also because ultimately the commercial space sector will become an even more mainstream topic for citizens. Increasingly the constituencies in countries around the...
October 2017
Back to the future - heeding the lessons of history
...instance, instead of disappearing, manufacturing would have evolved into a more technologically advanced version suited for commercial space activities. Such technological innovation would have created new jobs instead of destroying them, as economic...
August 2018
Ever-changing views on space resource utilisation
... international framework though, the question of whether the aforementioned non-appropriation principle is in direct contradiction to commercial space resource utilisation remains unanswered. In addition to the prohibition of appropriation, the Outer...
January 2020
Small body missions unveil interplanetary secrets
...In 2015, the United States Congress passed the Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act that explicitly allows US citizens to “engage in the commercial exploration and exploitation of space resources (including ... water and minerals)”. Luxembourg...
July 2020
Covid-19 infects global space community
... On the brighter side, there is support for commercial space companies from the likes of the US Government and the European Space Agency. The US DoD is committed to supporting the commercial space industry, simply because the Government requires...
September 2020
High hopes for Brazil’s space ambitions
... opportunities, the signing of the US-Brazil Technological Safeguards Agreement (TSA) in 2019 was a turning point for the commercial space sector in Brazil, allowing for the launch of rockets containing US technology from the Alcântara Launch Center...
