January 2023
Private space stations and NASA’s effort to re-invent itself
... but Bigelow decided that it could be used to create private space stations in Earth orbit. His company developed the Genesis...EOL). The goals of this new capability are to increase private sector involvement in low Earth orbit (LEO), to increase the ...
February 2020
Debunking the myths on space patents
... societal benefit, which could stimulate increased funding for space research in both the public and the private sectors. About the author Luis D Monge is an electromechanical engineer and holds a Master’s degree in Technology Innovation Management...
31 December 2021
Space missions to watch out for in 2022
... might ask? Rather than relying on its own missions, NASA has said it wants to partner with the private sector to explore the potential of moon mining. To facilitate the start of such agreements, in late 2020, NASA announced that...
March 2015
SERC wants us all to get to grips with space junk
... developments were enabled by investment through a Public Private Partnership (PPP) funding structure. SERC has research...missing element has been the fusion of elite public and private sector resources in the absence of any major government-funded ...
June 2015
The new space ethics: COSPAR, Planetary Protection and beyond
...boom in satellite communications technology, the increase in private sector space activity and the ongoing exploration of celestial ... planet by terraforming. It would also ensure that private companies seeking to mine celestial bodies do not sidestep...
October 2015
The Global Space Governance Study – A new regulatory framework for New Space?
...current and emerging concerns; HEREBY resolves by consensus to: Call upon civil society, academics, governments, the private sector and other stakeholders to consider establishing a Working Group to prepare for and convene an international conference...
