SES Americom + Inmarsat Want Payments
On July 15th, it was reported that SES Americom was arguing with Intelsat’s bankruptcy court that Intelsat should pay $1.8 billion to SES because of a “contract violation” over the […]
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UK’s OneWeb Interests, SpaceX Launch Slippage + Intelsat-ITSO Dispute
However, there’s significant criticism of the move with various experts saying that OneWeb’s satellites – even with modifications –
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Iran’s Satellite Carriers Have No Military Aspect … Reports Defense Minister
“The satellite carriers have nothing to do with the subject of missiles, and constitute a completely non-defensive and non-military issue,”c
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‘Operating in Space: Current Multilateral Policy Issues and Challenges’, by Her Excellence Kara Owen, British High Commissioner to Singapore
This should provide inspiration for discussions on the Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space under the UN Disarmament Committee in New York and the Conference of Disarmament in Geneva.
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International Space Law Competition Conducted by Spaceport America’s General Counsel
Law schools across the world competed and after months of regional competitions, the four champions of Africa, Europe, North America and Asia...
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From Apps On Your Phone To Satellites In The Sky, A New Program Looks Into The Ethics Of Mapping
As with many new technologies, ethics are often discussed after the fact. A new program ... encourages people to start dialoging about the ethics of geospatial technologies
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Forrester Reports: Oops! As French Courts Reject beIN Sports Claim of Victory Over Arabsat
Setting aside the obvious merits of Qatar-based beIN claim against the Saudi beoutQ pirates, it is now clear that the French Tribunal de Grande Instance de Paris court...
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Forrester Reports: Belgium Puts Inmarsat Questions to EU Tribunal
A Belgium Court of Appeal’s Market Court ruled on January 23rd that it wanted greater clarity on two specific legal questions and has asked the higher...
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DARPA Develops ‘Rules of the Road’ for On-Orbit Satellite Servicing
The lack of clear, widely accepted technical and safety standards for responsible performance of on-orbit activities involving commercial satellites remains a major obstacle ...
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Failed Space Port Land Returns to Original Owners … 30 Years Later
“When the Bjelke-Peterson government announced plans in 1986, they didn’t bother to consult the traditional owners, they just took the land."
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