A response prepared by OSI Fellows and Junior Fellows to a May 2024 Lunar Non-Interference Questionnaire developed by NASA’s Office of Technology, Policy, and Strategy (OTPS). This processes intends to survey the lunar community to “inform the development of a framework for further work on non-interference of lunar activities.”
New upper stage disposal rules will help, not harm, U.S. leadership in space
Ewan Wright. Space News.
Sustainable skies and the Earth–space environment
Andrew Williams, Aaron Boley, Giuliana Rotola, Richard Green. Nature Sustainability volume 7, pages 228–231 (2024).
Canada needs an Inuk astronaut
Michael Byers. The Globe and Mail.
Japan to launch world’s first wooden satellite to combat space pollution
The Guardian with insights from Michael Byers and Aaron Boley.
Who Owns Outer Space? Who Indeed? (Book Review)
H-Net Reviews in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Thomas Cheney.
An astronomer’s lament: Satellite megaconstellations are ruining space exploration
Sam Lawler. The Conversation.
Improving casualty risk estimates for uncontrolled rocket body reentries
Ewan Wright, Aaron Boley, Michael Byers. Journal of Space Safety Engineering. February 8, 2024.
Joint Submission to the Summit of the Future on the Topic of Outer Space Governance
Project Ploughshares and the Outer Space Institute. December 2023. With contributions from: Jessica West, Paul Meyer, David Kendall, Adam Bower, Mac Evans, Aaron Boley, Michael Byers, and Ram Jakhu.
AUDIO: First US Moon landing in more than 50 years in doubt
ABC News with insights from Steven Freeland.
The New Space Race Is CausingNew Pollution Problems
New York Times with insights from Aaron Boley.
December 2023 OSI Newsletter
Read the December newsletter for updates on OSI initiatives, Fellows publications, and more.