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TWAIL & CAIL: Decolonising Global Space Governance to Empower Global South in New Space

By rethinking the origin story of international law, one which does not exclude the Global South, scholars of the Third World Approaches to International Law (TWAIL) aim to restructure the existing framework of Global Space Governance.  In addition, the Cosmopolitan Approaches to International Law (CAIL) was suggested to work hand-in-hand with the development of TWAIL in space and its governance. 

2021-12-23T16:58:05+01:00December 23rd, 2021|Tags: , , , |

What do you think being an SGAC Pioneer means?

What do you think being an SGAC Pioneer means? What is your vision for SGAC and its community? How do you think you could leverage this position of being an SGAC Pioneer to make more impact within SGAC? How do you think SGAC can better support/follow-up with the SGAC Pioneers? We asked these questions to two of the SGAC Pioneers: Antonio Stark and Roxy Williams. 

2021-12-23T16:20:52+01:00December 23rd, 2021|Tags: , , , |

Considering How We Communicate Space: Takeaways from a SGFF Working Group

The “story of space” is important. For all of the incredible discoveries made through space exploration and all of the ways that space supports our life on Earth, its value needs to be regularly communicated. People need to understand how and, more importantly, why we invest in our cosmic activities. Without support for space, our future use of it will be marginal and limited.

2021-12-23T16:00:17+01:00December 23rd, 2021|Tags: , , , |

Conversation with Sara Mirshekari, founder and CEO of Keshtyaar

The Iranian space industry is welcoming new players in the form of startups and small businesses that use satellite data to improve the daily lives of society members. Recent university graduates, with their fresh ideas and new-found expertise, are often responsible for spearheading such initiatives. Sara Mirshekari is one of the only female leaders in this space and has successfully founded an agricultural business based on satellite data analysis, called Keshtyaar. The following is an interview with this rising star (Sh. Y. refers to the author, S.M. refers to Sara Mirshekari).

2021-12-23T15:54:09+01:00December 23rd, 2021|Tags: , , , |

SGAC Croatia Webinar Series: Eight webinars about space as an interdisciplinary field

The SGAC team in Croatia includes 14 active members and 50+ regular members from different cities all around the country. The SGAC Croatia Webinar Series aimed to inspire and motivate university students and young professionals in Croatia and abroad to grow a career in the space sector. Influenced by the stories from talented SGAC members from all around the world, the SGAC Croatia team invested their passion and creativity to bring the same excitement about space and self-development in Croatia and nearby regions.

2021-07-14T15:08:00+02:00July 14th, 2021|Tags: , , , |

A Chat with a Champion for Cleaning Orbit: Luc Riesbeck

Satellites enable our modern, hyper-connected lives. Data from space systems feed into a swath of essential services that people all over the world depend on daily – cellular networks, broadband internet, climate science and agriculture, freight logistics and tracking, weather data, emergency and natural disaster relief, and countless others. Together, these on-orbit services and data form an unseen yet critical backbone of today’s global economy.

2021-07-14T15:07:55+02:00July 14th, 2021|Tags: , , |

Cybersecurity Risk Mitigation For Ground Systems

Nearly all satellite missions - commercial, military or scientific - use Ground Systems to control and manage their operations. Ground Systems operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and can often support multiple spacecraft. These Systems consist primarily of a large antenna that communicates with the orbiting spacecraft via radio waves, called a telecommunications link. Ground Systems are responsible both for transmitting information (such as command and control instructions for orbital corrections) and receiving information (such as telemetry data about where the satellite is located).

2021-07-14T15:07:50+02:00July 14th, 2021|Tags: , , |
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