The Global South would be risking its rightful place in the cosmic frontier if ASEAN, India and other emerging space nations do not act now. Shreyasree Paul/India Introduction to Regulatory Arbitrage in Space The outer space, which is otherwise conceptualised as a “common heritage of mankind,” has fallen into the control of select influential nations....
In recent developments, space technology has the potential to enhance navigation safety towards a Low Earth Orbit constellation, offering high accuracy with remarkably low latency. This technology also ensures greater robustness against stronger satellite signals and introduces innovative signal encryption methods that are more resistant to spoofing during data transmission between ships and satellites, as well as...
A Viral Joke, a Real Legal GapIn June 2025, a humorous yet oddly provocative letter surfaced online, a British entrepreneur, Matthew Thomson, demanded NASA pay £136,899.44 in “parking fines” for its Mars Perseverance Rover, allegedly parked illegally on land he claimed to own in Jezero Crater. Citing a certificate of ownership he bought online and over...