In February 2023, the OSI, McGill Institute of Air and Space Law (IASL), and the International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety (IAASS) hosted a group of interdisciplinary experts in Montreal, Canada for two days of discussion on the risks that uncontrolled space object reentries pose to commercial aviation activity. The Montreal Recommendations are the result of these discussions. You can also find the workshop’s opening remarks by Mr. Juan Carlos Salazar, the Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) here.
COPUOS: Present and Future Challenges
by David Kendall and Gérard Brachet. Air & Space Law, vol. 48. March 2023.
As satellite use grows, geopolitical conflicts could spill into outer space
by Paul Meyer for the Globe and Mail.
Contesting the heavens: US antipreneurship and the regulation of space weapons
Adam S. Bower and Jeffrey S. Lantis, 8 Feb 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: European Journal of International Security. First View, 22 p.
In the Chinese spy balloon crisis, cooler heads prevailed – and that’s a good thing
by Michael Byers for the Globe and Mail.
Who Owns Outer Space? : Sustainable Development on the Final Frontier
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.