Policy and Law

The Global Space Conference On Climate Change (GLOC) 2023 kickstarted today with three important plenary sessions. The overarching theme of the sessions revolved around the necessary steps to take to convert the enthusiasm around addressing climate change with space technology to actionable solutions to prevent and mitigate climate disasters.

The President of the United States and the Prime Minister of Australia have reached an agreement-in-principle on Technology Safeguards. The White House disclosed this partnership through a press release on both Nation's Joint Leaders’ Statement.

The Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC) has announced an opening in its leadership for an Executive Director. The role will be a full-time, high-level, in-person role that provides a unique opportunity to work closely with the Acting Executive Director. Furthermore, the successful applicant will gain invaluable experience as they transition into a potential future role as the Executive Director.

The Space Arbitration Association, supported by SpaceWatch.Global is featuring a new event series: Space Arbitration Regionally. The second event will take place on 30 May 2023 at 2 pm CEST and 8 am ET and focus on Asia.

OneWeb and iSAT Africa LTD announced Distribution Partnership Agreement

Thales Alenia Space has won a €235 million contract from the Italian Space Agency (ASI) to design, develop and qualify a spacecraft for a dedicated In-Orbit Servicing (IOS) demonstration mission.

IDDK Co., Ltd has announced a strategic partnership with Singapore Space & Technology Ltd. (SSTL) to advocate the use of the space environment for biological experiments. This initiative is one of the pivotal first steps in developing Singapore’s Space Life Science sector, which will set the stage for building new knowledge and capabilities. As a result, it will foster the next generation of space science researchers as well as international collaborations.

The Maldives Space Research Organisation (MSRO) is working together with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) to empower young people to take climate action. Within the collaboration, Maldivian young professionals and students received the opportunity to attend the Maldives’ first space conference, the Space for Island Nations Conference (SINC), which took place from 2-4 May at Crossroads Maldives.

Aviosonic Space Tech and HPS will integrate the former's patented Debris Collision Alert (DeCAS) system for in-orbit/de-orbit tracking and re-entry footprint prediction of space vehicles with the Drag Augmentation Deorbiting System (ADEO) for space sustainability.

New Mexico Spaceport Authority (NMSA) has awarded the Spaceport America Master Plan Project to the RS&H team, with Populous and Zia Engineering & Environmental Consultants, respectively, leading key aspects of the future visioning and environmental stewardship critical to the project. Furthermore, Spaceport America and NMSA will partner with the team to identify the current and future market opportunities that will drive the success of Spaceport America.