Kaisa Laitinen’s Post

Read the column about EU´s space policy now as the Union is in a transition phase and the discussions to ensure the EU's space capabilities will continue.

Last month, the UK Government released a Space Industrial Plan, setting out key actions it will take to achieve the goals set out in its 2021 National Space Strategy. The plan highlights that the UK Government will be playing a more direct role in facilitating and supporting the development of the UK commercial space sector, and taking a more strategic approach to development of UK national space capabilities. See our update which summarises some of the main actions proposed. https://lnkd.in/eks7Gphy

With SpaceX founder Elon Musk at his side, President-elect Trump could shake up NASA and accelerate the timeline for exploring Mars. Here are 5 space policy developments to watch for. Check out my first story with U.S. News!

An Exploration of Space Policy: From Concept to Implementation #SpaceEconomy #NewSpaceEconomy #NewSpace #Space *

An Exploration of Space Policy: From Concept to Implementation #SpaceEconomy #NewSpaceEconomy #NewSpace #Space *

An Exploration of Space Policy: From Concept to Implementation #SpaceEconomy #NewSpaceEconomy #NewSpace #Space *

[ 🗒 Research Article] "Mars and Venus Revisited. Juxtaposing EU and US Attitudes Toward Space Traffic Management in the Context of Commercialization" Twenty years later, the present article revisits Robert Kagan’s assertion that Americans are from Mars and Europeans are from Venus. The article questions what place is reserved for space in contemporary EU-US relations at the dawn of the third space age. First, describing some of the challenges in transatlantic cooperation on space matters, the article reviews the history of transatlantic dialogue and cooperation on trade, science, and technology. The focus is then shifted to commercialisation’s key challenge of space traffic management detailing scholarly work, possible approaches and comparing EU and US attitudes. To conclude, the article argues that pursuing divergent and uncoordinated approaches to address space traffic management will be detrimental to transatlantic relations and a missed opportunity for a positive dynamic in space governance. Read this article by Bruno Reynaud de Sousain the latest issue of European Review of International Studies (10-3/2023): https://lnkd.in/de-mJjr9 #EUUSRelations #SpaceTrafficManagement #SpaceCommercialization #SpaceGovernance #TransatlanticRelations

EUROPE WAKING UP TO SPACE MARKET REALITY At IAC in Milan, Italy's Industry Minister Adolfo Urso... urged clearer rules at a European level. "EU regulation should take into account national legislation and create a more harmonised framework", Urso told reporters. Urso is preaching a European space market revolution. EU is currently constrained in its space policy by rules that pre-date the rise of the space economy. According to Article 189 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), space policy is a shared competence between the EU and its member states. This means that both the EU and individual member states can legislate and adopt legally binding acts in this area. However, the EU's competence in space policy excludes any harmonization of the laws of the member states. This legal restriction means that while the EU can coordinate and support space activities, it cannot enforce uniform regulations across all member states. In other words, there is no EU single market in space.

An Exploration of Space Policy: From Concept to Implementation #Space #SpaceEconomy #NewSpace #NewSpaceEconomy *

An Exploration of Space Policy: From Concept to Implementation #Space #SpaceEconomy #NewSpace #NewSpaceEconomy *