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As part of the UK Space Industrial Plan, Naomi Pryde, Sam Ingleton, and Christian Keogh break down the plan's fourth goal - 'enhancing the regulatory environment and sustainable practises for space'. In part one of this three-part series, the authors explain the existing legal framework on an international level including the Outer Space Treaty (1967). Click on the link to read more: http://spr.ly/60429UMlk #Industrials #Space

The ever dynamic UK has adopted a Space Industrial Plan that sets forth key goals. As it should, one of them is to enhance the regulatory environment and sustainable practices for space. My colleagues, experts in space law, Naomi Pryde, Sam Ingleton and Christian Keogh explain what this means and how it articulates with existing international space law treaties. #space #sustainability

United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) Director Aarti Holla-Maini opened the 63rd Session of the Legal Subcommittee of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space by, among other things, highlighting the proposal for the development of an Action Team on Lunar Activities which could "mark the beginning of a journey to create a dedicated forum to enhance safety and preserve the integrity of the lunar environment and its heritage sites." Read the statement here: https://lnkd.in/end7iDhj

New course completed on space technologies Introduction to The Guidelines for the Long-term Sustainability of Outer Space Activities (LTS Guidelines) released by United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA)

57 years ago today (on January 27, 1967), the Outer Space Treaty was signed, ushering in an era of international cooperation in space exploration. Let’s celebrate this Cosmic Milestone as we reflect on this historic day. 🛰 In the 21st century, these space lawyers are diligently working to accommodate the increase in international interest in space. While the Outer Space Treaty may be considered outdated, its enduring principles remain the cornerstone of space policies and guide our collective journey beyond our planet. Not an easy task to address everyone’s interests, concerns and to navigate the complexities of our modern age. Tanja Masson-Zwaan, Damini Pantaleon, Gabriele Redigonda and Nicolas PETER could all tell you the different aspects of their field. The legacy of the Outer Space Treaty affects us even after almost 6 decades but let's also recognize the evolving landscape of space law. It's a testament to our shared commitment to exploring the cosmos with unity, responsibility, and a deep appreciation for the vast unknown. Here's to the ongoing space collaboration! 🚀🤝 Let us know in the comments what would you like to see addressed. 👇 #OuterSpaceTreaty #SpaceLaw #CosmicCollaboration Photo credit: Bold Business

🔴🇺🇸 The Two Paragraphs That Effectively Banned U.S.-China Space Cooperation - the Wolf Amendment WSJ 26 Jan 2023; 155,942 views The Wall Street Journal 🌐🔗 https://lnkd.in/gUpxHe8E #WolfAmendment #ChinaSpace #NASA #ChinaSpaceStation #天宫 #空间站 In 2011, Congress effectively banned the U.S. from working with China in space. The law is called the Wolf Amendment. Its goal was to prevent China and Chinese companies from stealing U.S. technology and also to put pressure on China over human rights abuses. But today, the dynamics in space are changing. The International Space Station is set to retire in 2030. Meanwhile China’s space station, Tiangong, was just completed at the end of 2022. Both countries have plans to establish a presence on the same part of the moon in the next decade. WSJ explains why that law was created and why whether it has hurt or helped the U.S. is a big debate in the space community. Illustration: Madeline Marshall News Explainers Some days the high-speed news cycle can bring more questions than answers. WSJ’s news explainers break down the day's biggest stories into bite-size pieces to help you make sense of the news. #NASA #China #WSJ .

TIME FOR A EU SPACE COUNCIL? It seems that there is currently a fierce competition for the leadership of the European space policy, while concurrently European security and foreign policy aspects are taking central stage. Can something similar to the US National Space Council be helpful to achieve a synthesis?

Interesting proposal here in a SpaceNews op-ed, seeking not to ditch the 450-ton International Space Station in the Pacific after 2030. I agree that it's a terrible waste: I'd have liked to see ISS used as a lab to analyse the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory's potentially biohazardous Mars samples, safely offplanet. Such a shame that can't happen if this deorbiting plan goes ahead. One suggestion from Rick Tumlinson in Space News is that ISS could be moved to a high Mid Earth Orbit as an orbital heritage centre, preserving one of humanity's "greatest achievements" from the "space bulldozer". NASA says it had actually considered something like that: In its Deorbit Vehicle proposer's day materials, the space agency said (see the slide I've posted in the comments) it did check out the idea of moving ISS to a 40,000km parking orbit just beyond GEO, but found it would need 900,000 kg of extra propellant sent up to make it happen. Depending on the vehicle, that's the capacity of between 150 and 250 ISS cargo freighters (presumably Cygnus at the low end and Dragon at the high end?). Whatever, here's hoping one of the emerging commercial space firms will make the space station partners - NASA, JAXA, ESA, Roscosmos and the CSA - an offer they can't refuse for the ISS. As Mr Tumlinson says, deorbiting ISS would "be the worst public relations disaster" in NASA's history.

Key issue how spacefaring define the concept of space as a global domain. The US has chosen to define this as access to resources and the extraction, use, and utilization of said resources by its citizens and corporations without contravening UN Outer Space Treaty of 1967. Interesting to see how other states take positions in this point.