Keep Space for Peace Week – The Dangers of Crowded Orbits
Lower Earth orbit (LEO) is becoming dangerously crowded and NASA scientists fear growing space debris and likely cascading collisions in orbit. This, called the Kessler Syndrome, would endanger space activities and the use of satellites which so much technology relies on to function. The Global Network is involved in a legal action to pressure the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to follow the law and conduct environmental impact studies before approving the launching of satellites into space. In 1985-88 there were about 5000-6000 objects in orbit. Currently there are roughly 27,000 human-made objects in space Elon Musk’s Space X has launched...
Resource Mining in Outer Space: Artemis Accords and Beyond
A GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON ‘RESOURCE MINING IN OUTER SPACE: ARTEMIS ACCORDS AND BEYOND’ Jointly hosted by The Center for Air and Space Law, University of Mississippi, USA In association with The Centre for Aviation and Space Laws, National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata, India and The Center for Research in Air and Space Law, Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai, India We look forward to meeting you and value your contribution to the ongoing success of this annual conference. The purpose of the Conference is to bring together scholars from India and abroad to interact, share ideas and build collegial networks...
