Michael Byers and Aaron Boley at the Vancouver Institute (VI).
An evolving space governance system: Balancing interests in five policy debates
Lindsey Wiser & Timiebi Aganaba, (2023) 203 Acta Astronautica 537.
Non-Kinetic Anti-Satellite Weapons (ASATs)”- Submission to the third substantive session of the UN Open-Ended Working Group on “Reducing Space Threats through norms, rules and principles of responsible behaviours”
OSI Fellow Paul Meyer led a working group consisting of Michael Byers, Aaron Boley, Adam Bower and Jessica West in the preparation of a submission to the third substantive session of the United Nations Open-Ended Working Group on “Reducing Space Threats through norms, rules and principles of responsible behaviours” that calls attention to non-kinetic ASAT weapons.
OSI December 2022 Newsletter
The December 2022 newsletter provides updates on recent and upcoming OSI initiatives, highlights some media appearances and publications by the Fellows, as well as the International Open Letter on Uncontrolled Reentries.
International Open Letter on Reducing Risks from Uncontrolled Reentries of Rocket Bodies
The Outer Space Institute is pleased to publish the International Open Letter on Reducing Risks from Uncontrolled Reentries of Rocket Bodies, the third international open letter developed and released by the OSI. This Open Letter calls on governments to negotiate a multilateral agreement requiring controlled reentries and, in the meantime, demonstrate leadership by immediately and unilaterally committing to national controlled reentry regimes. You can read the full letter here.
The International Open Letter on Reducing Risks from Uncontrolled Reentries of Rocket Bodies is now open for signatures. Should you wish to add your name to the growing list of former foreign ministers, presidents of space agencies, astronauts, ambassadors, and other leaders in space sustainability, please use the following form (link). The current full list of signatories is available here (link). Note: updates may take a few minutes to show.
Looking back from beyond the moon: How views from space have changed the way we see Earth
by Alice Gorman for Space.com.
Space Café Canada by Dr. Jessica West: Blinded by the light
featuring Sam Lawler. 2022.
Youth Fusion Podcast
Space for Peace: A Conversation with Professor Paul Meyer. July 2022.
Unnecessary risks created by uncontrolled rocket reentries
Michael Byers, Aaron Boley, Ewan Wright and Cameron Byers. Nature Astronomy. 6, 1093–1097 (2022).
The article is published with open access here. Coverage of the article can be found at New Scientist, The Verge, Smithsonian Magazine, Cosmos Magazine, Global News, and more.
UBC International Relations Student Association podcast: Beyond Earth: The Politics of Space
featuring Michael Byers. 2022.
Shunning of Russia strains International Space Station partnership
Interview with David Kendall on Radio Edmonton.