After several months of speculation, the Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA) Jan Woerner announced on 28 February 2020 that he will not seek another term as head of the space agency and will step down from his position in July 2021.
Read More »European Rounds Of The Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court
The 2020 European Rounds of the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court will be organised by the European Centre for Space Law (ECSL) in collaboration with the University of Vienna. The competition will be organised in Vienna, Austria, from the 31 March-3 April 2020, and held concurrently with the Legal …
Read More »ECSL Practitioners’ Forum on Artificial Intelligence and the Space Sector: Legal And Regulatory Aspects
The European Centre for Space Law (ECSL) has been organising a one-day Practitioners' Forum every year since 1992. The aim of the Forum is to provide those working across all areas of the space sector an opportunity to network and discuss topical areas of space law and policy relevant to the sector.
Read More »The ECSL Young Lawyers’ Symposium (YLS)
The European Centre for Space Law (ECSL) is inviting young scholars and professionals to take part in the fifth edition of the Young Lawyers' Symposium (YLS), which will be organised as a full day event on the 24 April 2020 at ESA ESOC in Darmstadt, Germany.
Read More »UAE Space Agency Unites Industry Leaders In GSIA Strategic Workshop
The UAE Space Agency conducted a strategic workshop on the Global Space Industry Accelerator (GSIA) to identify key industry challenges that can be addressed through space, and shed light on the status of intellectual property (IP) in the sector.
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Perspectives: Deganit Paikowsky On How RPO Instability Could Paradoxically Create Long-Term Stability
One of the more notable space stories of the past few weeks is that of two Russian satellites allegedly ‘stalking’ a KH-11 reconnaissance satellite operated by the US National Reconnaissance Office (NRO).
Read More »Scottish Highlands Spaceport Plans Protested By Extinction Rebellion
Extinction Rebellion, the British environmental pressure group that stages mass protests against climate change, has condemned plans to build the UK’s first vertical launch spaceport in Sutherland, located in the Scottish Highlands.
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Op-Ed: ISRO And Satellites Launches – Why The Economic Survey Is Misleading
The Economic Survey -2020, which preceded the Budget 2020-21 released by Nirmala Sitharaman’ first full budget as finance minister rather bizarrely focused almost exclusively on the number of launches undertaken by major space faring states including India as a good indicator of the strength and the health of the space programme
Read More »Saudi Space Authority Blasts Off As Prince Sultan Chairs First meeting
Saudi Prince Sultan bin Salman on chaired the first meeting of the Saudi Space Authority’s board of directors on 24 February 2020.
Read More »Belgian Development Agency Partners With SES To Connect Foreign Aid Projects In Africa Via Satellite
The Belgian development agency Enabel and SES S.A., a leader in global content connectivity solutions, will deliver satellite-based communications for the development and foreign aid projects spearheaded by the Belgian and other European governments.
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