June 2020
Saving Earth – time for a new cooperative framework
...planet (lower photo). Building a cooperative framework This is where the proposed new space legal system and cooperative agreement among space agencies and commercial space companies comes into play. It is the author’s opinion that a new entity, such...
February 2021
In-orbit servicing and insurance – a marriage of convenience?
... from a ‘nice-to-have’ concept to a nascent commercial offering. However, in common with all space activities, it comes with an inherent risk that must be mitigated; thus, one of the commercial space industry’s main mitigation measures is insurance...
October 2021
Congested, contested... under-regulated and unplanned
... environment is increasingly “Congested, Contested and Competitive”. Although it was always recognised that commercial space activities contributed to the “three Cs”, the implicit focus from a US military perspective has always been on the extent...
January 2018
Maximising the economic opportunities of deep space
...matter appear to be in the distant future from a commercial space perspective. In-space communication networks The Moon allows for the consolidation of space infrastructure at a fixed point in space As deep space becomes more prevalent and additional...
June 2018
Archaeologist of the future
...Arms Regulations) -free is actually a selling point for commercial space systems, which illustrates how strong the bond between the ... is. Over the years, however, the development of space systems has allowed the gradual emergence of an economic ...
October 2019
Time to overcome the expendable rocket mindset
... If so, this would revolutionise spaceflight and lead to a new era of space science and exploration, and to the development of a wide range of new commercial space activities. Such an outcome would require full reusability, an aeroplane-like approach...
