Asteroid mission aims to save humans from the fate of the dinosaurs
Europe’s Hera mission will help figure out how to deflect an asteroid before it hits Earth.
Space Debris
EU officials pitch EU space law as a competitiveness driver
In a bid to cast the upcoming EU space law in a favourable light, Commission officials pitched it as a competitiveness driver for the continent’s industry during the European Space Forum in Brussels.
Europe seeks solutions to remedy increase in space debris
Several EU countries, such as Germany and France, already have space laws, but Brussels will present the first European Space Law in the coming months.
Space agency director thinks EU space law would have GDPR-style outsized impact
A European space law would bring benefits that would ripple outside EU borders, Rodrigo da Costa, executive director at the EU Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) said in an interview with Euractiv.
Thierry Breton says European Space Law might be presented after the summer
Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton told Members of the European Parliament that the Commission will need “extra time” to present the European Space Law legislative proposal, possibly after June’s EU elections.
Politicians must not ignore security threats in space
Increased military reliance on space brings new threats and challenges along with it, and Western policymakers need to urgently adapt.
European Space Agency pushes for space debris treaty
The European Space Agency (ESA) is expected to put a Zero Debris Charter, dealing with “junk” orbiting the Earth, on the table at a meeting of EU space ministers this week, amid mounting concerns over the increasingly overcrowded space.
Europe leads on environmental concerns on earth, it must do the same in space
Space is getting crowded with more satellites and debris, endangering the EU and its member states’ assets. Europe must take the lead to shape the rules in this new contested area, before its competitors do, if it wishes to preserve its interests.