https://spacewatch.global/tag/space-policy/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Wed, 06 May 2026 10:52:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/space-policy/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2026/05/spacewatchgl-analysis-copuos-lsc-2026-and-the-politics-of-doing-more-with-less/ Wed, 06 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=73618
Written by Raoul Cardellini Leipertz
The 65th session of the Legal Subcommittee of COPUOS, held in Vienna from 15 to 22 April 2026, had all the expected ingredients of contemporary space governance.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/05/spacewatchgl-analysis-brussels-brought-a-regulation-to-a-supremacy-summit/ Fri, 01 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=73478
Written by Torsten Kriening
At the 41st Space Symposium, four people who do not normally agree on much converged on the same diagnosis: the EU Space Act in its current form is in serious trouble. Four days later, Commissioner Kubilius told the European Parliament that more work is needed. SpaceWatch.Global publisher Torsten Kriening on what Brussels should be sitting with as it walks into the May Working Party sessions.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/04/space-cafe-radio-with-dr-daniel-baker/ Wed, 29 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=73426 Torsten Kriening sits down with Dr. Daniel Baker, Director of the Space Policy Center at CU Boulder, recorded just hours before Artemis 2's splashdown. Discover why engineers need policy thinking, how Colorado became a unique hub for space governance, and why the Outer Space Treaty alone isn't enough for the commercial space era.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/04/spacewatchgl-opinion-colorado-springs-2026-american-supremacy-the-moon-and-the-future-of-the-outer-space-treaty/ Thu, 23 Apr 2026 09:30:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=73274
Written by Torsten Kriening
When the Chief of Space Operations told the Broadmoor press corps that the U.S. Space Force will follow national interests to the Moon, he did more than describe a strategy. He stress-tested Article II of the Outer Space Treaty. A publisher's reading of the 41st Space Symposium and what it means for Europe. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/04/canada-moves-for-sovereign-space-launch-capabilities-with-new-canadian-space-launch-act/ Thu, 23 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=73259 Canada has introduced a Space Launch Act to establish sovereign launch capabilities from Canadian soil.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/04/space-symposium-2026-confers-building-the-rules-of-the-road-for-satellite-servicing/ Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=73165 At Space Symposium 2026, Yvette Gonzalez spoke with Brian Lagana, Executive Director of CONFERS, about the growing need for standards in satellite servicing and in-orbit operations.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/04/space-symposium-2026-space-traffic-treaty-erosion-nuclear-reactors-on-the-moon/ Mon, 20 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=73108 At Space Symposium 2026, Torsten Kriening spoke with Peter Martinez of the Secure World Foundation about the growing challenges of space traffic coordination, evolving legal frameworks, and the implications of expanding activity beyond Earth orbit.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/04/space-symposium-2026-morning-show-9th-april-artemis-2-splashdown-eve-golden-colorado-buzz/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=72886 Live from Golden, Colorado on the eve of Artemis II splashdown. Torsten Kriening and Yvette Gonzalez preview Space Symposium 2026, with exclusive interviews on thermal imaging from orbit and technology that flew aboard Orion.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/04/space-cafe-radio-with-dr-ali-al-shidhani/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=72641 Oman signed the Artemis Accords, grew space investment by 200% in three years, and is building a launch port. Dr. Ali Al Shidhani tells Torsten Kriening how Oman Vision 2040 is making space a strategic pillar.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/02/spacewatchgl-opinion-plausible-deniability-in-orbit-the-verification-void-in-space-law/ Tue, 24 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=71341
Written by Raoul Cardellini Leipertz
In spring 2024, a lone Russian satellite drifting through an unexpected low Earth orbit (LEO) set off alarms from Washington to Brussels. Was it an innocuous on-orbit experiment or the first sign of an exo-atmospheric strike platform? ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/08/isu-2025-space-policy-meets-startup-power-interview-with-geraud-gaillard/ Thu, 28 Aug 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=67396 We're reporting from Opening Day of the 2025 ISU MSS/MCSS Program in Strasbourg – and kicking things off with a powerful Space Café Clip featuring Géraud GAILLARD, ISU’s expert in space policy and entrepreneurship. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/10/h-e-dr-orsolya-ferencz-on-hungarys-space-ambitions/ Wed, 02 Oct 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=61470 Her Excellency Dr. Orsolya Ferencz, Ministerial Commissioner for Space Research at Hungary’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade, discusses Hungary's space ambitions, including the national astronaut program and efforts to enhance European competitiveness. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/06/spacewatchgl-geopolitics-u-s-space-force-budget-total-congressional-warfare/ Wed, 26 Jun 2024 08:00:46 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=55802 In early June 2024, the Center for Space Policy and Strategy (CSPS) released an analysis titled: “Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Defense Space Budget: Continued Emphasis on Proliferation Under a More Constrained Top-Line.” With a large number of orbital space military assets, if some assets get incapacitated, there is still enough left to operate and defend. Commercial providers can launch emergency replacement assets even faster. Question: is such a “resilience” policy sufficient to guarantee orbital space defense, strong and sustainable enough to deter adversaries? Let’s find out.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/02/space-cafe-recap-law-breakfast-with-steven-freeland-12/ Wed, 01 Feb 2023 09:00:50 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=46329 In the latest (12th) Space Café “Law Breakfast with Steven Freeland”, host Steven Freeland, Emeritus Professor of International Law at Western Sydney University, and Professorial Fellow at Bond University, Australia, and Co-Host Torsten Kriening, SpaceWatch.Global’s Publisher, welcomed Deepika Jeyakodi and Skip Smith to a wonderful picnic breakfast discussion outside the Madras High Court building.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/11/register-today-for-our-space-cafe-israel-by-meidad-pariente-on-30-november-2022/ Wed, 23 Nov 2022 19:00:09 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=45041 This Space Café Israel will feature Mr. Ran Livne , fSr. Director of Marketing and Business Development at Imagesat international, in conversation with Meidad Pariente, correspondent of SpaceWatch.Global for Israel.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/11/register-today-for-our-space-cafe-webtalk-33-minutes-with-dr-marco-ferrazzani-on-29-november-2022/ Tue, 22 Nov 2022 06:00:18 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=44959 On the 29th of November 2022 at 4 pm CET, Marco and Torsten will discuss the outcomes and future challenges coming out of the annnual ESA Ministerial Council held in Paris on the 22nd and 23rd of November 2022.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/11/register-today-for-our-space-cafe-black-ops-by-dr-emma-gatti/ Thu, 03 Nov 2022 09:00:01 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=44510 Black Ops returns with a mini-series fully dedicated to the Indo-Pacific and global geopolitical Space picture. Protagonist of the mini-series will be Dr. Namrata Goswami, an independent scholar on space policy and Great Power Politics. In the first episode of six, Namrata will discuss with SpaceWatch.Global Editor in Chief Emma Gatti the values, interests and cultures of the U.S., China, Russia, India, Japan, so to explain their investment in space capabilities.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/10/register-today-for-our-space-cafe-brazil-on-7-october-2022/ Sun, 02 Oct 2022 08:00:40 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=43633 This Space Café Brazil will feature Lucas Fonseca, a Brazilian Space System Engineer, in conversation with Ian Grosner, Correspondent of SpaceWatch.Global for Brazil. Space Café Brazil: World Space Week 2022]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/09/space-cafe-radio-on-tour-in-prague-with-dr-namrata-goswami/ Thu, 29 Sep 2022 07:00:02 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=43374 In this Space Café Radio – SpaceWatch.Global Senior Editor and Space Cafè Italy Host Dr. Emma Gatti spoke with Dr. Namrata Goswami, an independent scholar on space policy and Great Power Politics. Dr. Goswami  is a Faculty Associate at the Thunderbird School of Global Management, Arizona State University. She is also a consultant for Space Fund Intelligence and a guest lecturer at the seminar on “India Today: Economics, Politics, Innovation & Sustainability”.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/09/spacewatchgl-opinion-confidential-or-shared-the-discovery-of-outer-space-resources-by-the-private-sector/ Fri, 09 Sep 2022 08:00:19 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=43188 The Moon Village Association recently created the Benefit Sharing Project to consider the sharing of benefits from the exploration and use of outer space. Following its initial meeting, there was a recommendation that “we should make explicit the need to figure out how to handle commercial confidentiality.”]]>