March 2016
Exploration and cooperation at the heart of European space vision
... our interactions at institutional level with great seriousness, as well as carrying out advanced, inspiring and educational European space activities - rather than engaging in quarrels over details about who has the power in whichever area. There...
April 2020
Spaceport Cornwall – from protests to sustainability
... team, as well as for the launch industry as a whole. While the public mostly have warm nostalgia for space activities, as highlighted by the Apollo 50th celebrations last summer, they are increasingly unsure of the need for...
July 2014
The peaceful use of space
... Private entities cannot work outside the international framework of space law. Ultimately, states are responsible for the space activities of their nationals as private space activities are subject to authorisation and continuous supervision, as per...
December 2014
Space for Earth: How ESA wants to use lessons learned above on the ground
...programme can establish a platform in which to share new ideas on common and parallel development of both ground and space activities, exploring possible new markets and services for common benefits. Such a platform will need to successfully overcome...
March 2015
Congested, contested, and invested: of space debris, risky launches and private initiative
... first satellites or commercial companies adding new capability to a large constellation. In an environment that features commercial space activity like never before, improved engagement with the private sector will be key in enabling the success...
March 2015
ESA’s Clean Space Initiative and the role of the LCA tool
... to find ways to improve a situation, one first has to know about it and a reliable assessment of the environmental impact of space activities has never been carried out. So one of the first challenges was to establish methods and yardsticks for...
