This book explores the contribution space systems might make in dealing with looming societal challenges related to threats to the physical environment and the management of natural resources, growing mobility and its consequences, increasing security concerns, and the shift to the information...

This article is the second installment of the ‘Hardinian Collection’. The first article, ‘A Tragedy of the Space Commons?’, favourably argues that the outer space environment can be categorised as a ‘Space Commons’ which is vulnerable exposed to degradation and may result in its...

Article VI of the Outer Space Treaty states that the activities of non-governmental entities shall require authorization and continuing supervision. This has caused confusion for the US government and for private entities that plan to operate in outer space engaging in nontraditional businesses...

Article VI of the Outer Space Treaty states that “the activities of non-governmental entities shall require authorization and continuing supervision.” This has caused confusion for the US government and for private entities that plan to operate in outer space engaging in nontraditional...