Tag archive: space policy
Access Alert: Saudi Arabia – Pioneering Sustainable Space Endeavours
In an effort to showcase its focus on sustainable space exploration and utilisation, Saudi Arabia hosted the Space Debris Conference...
Access Alert: Cyprus Enacts National Space Legislation
The Republic of Cyprus has now joined the club of countries having national space legislation as it recently enacted Law...
Navigating the Future: Deciphering the multilayered impacts of EU Space Week and the ESA Space Summit 2023 on European space governance
Introduction The upcoming EU Space Week from 7-9 November 2023 and the associated ESA Space Summit on European Space Governance...
Access Alert: The rescue of Voyager II and the future of space debris
During the Cold War, the space race produced some of the greatest discoveries and achievements in the history of aerospace...
Access Alert: UK Space Agency launches consultation on liability compensation thresholds for space operators
In 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite into space. Four years later, Russian astronaut Yuri...
Access Alert: European Commission opens targeted consultation on the EU Space Law
The European Commission has just opened a targeted consultation on the EU Space Law, which will legislate on safety, resilience,...
Access Alert: Azerbaijan Enacts National Space Legislation
The body of law governing space-related activities, also called “Space Law”, was until recently primarily made up of five international...
Access Alert: Exploring new frontiers of space policy, regulation, and sustainability – India’s historic Moon landing with Chandrayaan 3
On 23 August 2023, at 18:02 IST, history was made as the Chandrayaan 3 spacecraft successfully landed on the South...
The African space industry is open for business! Is Africa really open for business?
In the last few years, Africa has witnessed an unprecedented acceleration in tech products and services hinged on the outer...
Key Takeaways from the 13th China Satellite Navigation Conference
Access Partnership’s analyst Xiaoya Sun attended the 13th China Satellite Navigation Conference which took place from 26-28 April 2023 in...
Access Alert | Slovenia seeks stakeholder opinions on Space Strategy 2030
Slovenia has been contributing to the space industry for over 100 years, from Jozef Stefan’s research into black body radiation...
Driving Space Sustainability: Encouraging the engagement of the private sector on international dialogue
The space ecosystem is growing exponentially: more launchers and more satellites enter orbit every year, with increased concerns around space...
Access Alert | Space Agency Budgets: Aiming for the Stars
News about space investment is now mushrooming in both specialised and non-specialised media about the space industry. Recently, the US...
Access Alert | New foreign satellite system registry launched in Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has recognised the importance that the space and satellite sector has for its country and...
Access Alert | FCC plans New Regulatory Framework for Mobile-Satellite Single Network
The US Federal Telecommunications Commission (FCC) has started the first regulatory initiative on Supplemental Coverage from Space (SCS), facilitating the...