The second space age presents Indonesia with opportunities to strengthen its technological capabilities, industrial competitiveness, and strategic autonomy. This policy brief evaluates Indonesia’s potential accession to the Artemis Accords and recommends conditional, benefit-based accession within a comprehensive National Space Strategy. Through whole-of-government and private-sector coordina…
Space is becoming more vital for the interest of humankind. Its importance cannot be understated in the coming future, where space will become even more crucial for international security and global prosperity. There are several aspects of the importance of space: i) space has abundant potential for material natural resources; ii) countries can use outer space to help life on Earth, for example…
Space is rapidly changing. Every year, more numerous and more diverse actors embark on increasingly novel, innovative, and disruptive ventures in outer space. They are joining the more than 70 states, commercial companies, and international organizations currently operating over 1,500 satellites in Earth orbit. Secure World Foundation offers this Handbook for New Actors in Space in the hopes…
Published in the same format as its predecessor, 'An Introduction to Air law', the author was inspired by similar motives to produce this practical volume on space law. Several handbooks on space law have been on the market for quite some time, a publication giving a more concise and yet comprehensive picture was sarely needed. In this book, students, lawyers, and also corporate organizations w…
A collection of essays on American space policy issues. After examining existing space programmes and the context in which they exist, the contributors suggest alternatives such as NASA's Earth Observing System and manned and unmanned programmes.