Space Sustainability Challenges
Mar 25, 2024
Outcomes of A Workshop on Perspectives of New Entrant Space Programs on Space Resources Presented at Space Resources Week 2024 along with Soyoung Chung, Senior Researcher at the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)
Jan 31, 2024
Global Efforts on Space Sustainability: Moving from Awareness to Action, webinar organized by the African Space Leadership Institute
Oct 24, 2023
1 big thing: Space junk risks, Axios Newsletter
Sep 19, 2023
The Most Exciting Time in Space: How We Got Here and What Comes Next, TechCrunch Disrupt 2023
Aug 25, 2023
Why Space Sustainability Matters, SWF and ACSP webinar
Aug 25, 2023
Experts come together at ASU Space Futures event to discuss prospects, challenges of humans in space
Aug 24, 2023
May 12, 2023
Ethics and the New Space Boom, Carnegie Council for International Ethics
Apr 11, 2023
1 big thing: Creating rules of the road in orbit, Axios Newsletter
Apr 5, 2023
So many satellites. Can we clean up space?, Christian Science Monitor
Mar 20, 2023
Implementing the Long-Term Sustainability Guidelines: what’s next?, Air & Space Law, 48th Special Edition pp. 41-58
Mar 20, 2023
Promoting scholarship on topics at the nexus of space safety, space security and space sustainability (1), Journal of Space Safety Engineering Vol. 7, pp. 459-460
Mar 20, 2023
High Road or Low Road: Where are we headed in the space arena? (1), In: Proceedings of the 71st International Astronautical Congress (IAC) – The CyberSpace Edition, International Astronautical Federation Paper-Nr: IAC-20-E3.2.9
Mar 20, 2023
Small satellites for science (1), Handbook of Small Satellites: Technology, Design, Manufacture, Applications, Economics and Regulation, Springer pp. 659-684
Mar 20, 2023
The UN COPUOS space sustainability guidelines in the context of small satellites, In: Proceedings of the 12th IAA Symposium on Small Satellites for Earth Observation, Ed. Rainer Sandau, International Academy of Astronautics, Paris.
Mar 20, 2023
The SWF Handbook for New Actors in Space, In: Proceedings of the 12th IAA Symposium on Small Satellites for Earth Observation Ed. Rainer Sandau, International Academy of Astronautics, Paris.
Mar 20, 2023
Challenges for ensuring the security, safety and sustainability of outer space activities, Journal of Space Safety Engineering Volume 6, Issue 2, pp. 65-68
Sep 22, 2022
Identifying Critical LEO Kinetic Space Safety Activities, IAC-22-A6.8-E9.1 x69234, Presented at the 73rd International Astronautical Congress, Paris, France, September 18-22, 2022. With Darren McKnight, Timothy Maclay, Christopher Kunstadter, Christophe Bonnal, Dan Oltrogge, Hugh Lewis, Satomi Kawamoto, Marie-Valentine Florin, Frank Schaefer, and Walt Everetts.
Sep 22, 2022
Bridging National and International Efforts on Space Debris Remediation, IAC-22,A6,8-E9.1,2,x68625, Presented at the 73rd International Astronautical Congress, Paris, France, September 18-22, 2022. With Chuck Dickey, Valentine Uvarov, and Guoyu Wang.
Feb 17, 2022
How America Can Become a Leader in Cleaning Up Space, SpaceNews
Feb 1, 2022
Dec 31, 2021
The No. 1 Space Issue From 2021 That’s Punching Through Into 2022 And Beyond, The Downlink
Jun 16, 2021
Tackling Space Sustainability, presentation to the Cosmos Club
Mar 1, 2021
State of the African Space & Satellite Industry – a Chat With Prof. Peter Martinez, Secure World Foundation Director, Space in Africa
Feb 25, 2021
Keynote Speech by Dr. Peter Martinez, A United Africa for Space Innovation: A Step Towards Our Common Future, 4th African Space Generation Workshop
Feb 24, 2021
Feb 24, 2021
Social License to Operate for Lunar Resources Activities, 2021 Commons in Space Virtual Conference organized by the The International Association for the Study of the Commons
Dec 18, 2020
International Space Law and Arms Control, Arms Control in an Era of Strategic Competition Workshop 4: Structural Models and Approaches: Scope, Participation and Structure in Competitive Arms Control, CSIS
Dec 8, 2020
UN COPUOS Guidelines for the Long-term Sustainability of Outer Space Activities (1), Perspectives for African Nations, United Nations Conference on Space Law and Policy entitled Emerging Issues in Space Law and Policy
Dec 3, 2020
New Technologies and its Impact on Disarmament and Non-proliferation Issues, 19th Republic of Korea-United Nations Joint Conference on Disarmament and Nonproliferation
Nov 23, 2020
China Launches Lunar Sample Return Mission, SpacePolicyOnline.com
Nov 17, 2020
Space-Enabled Solutions Towards Addressing Global Climate Change, ASCEND
Oct 12, 2020
UN COPUOS Guidelines for the Long-Term Sustainability of Outer Space Activities: Early implementation experiences and next steps in COPUOS, In: Proceedings of the 71st International Astronautical Congress (IAC) – The CyberSpace Edition, 12-14 October 2020, International Astronautical Federation, Paper-Nr: IAC-20-E3.4.1
Oct 12, 2020
High Road or Low Road: Where are we headed in the space arena?, In: Proceedings of the 71st International Astronautical Congress (IAC) – The CyberSpace Edition, 12-14 October 2020, International Astronautical Federation, Paper-Nr: IAC-20-E3.2.9
Jul 21, 2020
SpaceGen United Keynote - Peter Martinez, Secure World Foundation, Space Generation Advisory Council's first SpaceGen United
Jul 13, 2020
Counterspace Risks and Threats - WP1796, Operating in Space: Current Multilateral Policy Issues and Challenges (Central Asia and Middle East including Eastern Europe)
Apr 20, 2020
The FCC takes a leadership role in combating orbital debris, The Space Review
Feb 24, 2020
The United States is losing its leadership role in the fight against orbital debris, The Space Review
Jul 11, 2019
Policy Challenges to Addressing the Space Debris Threat, Molly K. Macauley Award Presentation, John Glenn Memorial Symposium, Cleveland, Ohio
Jun 20, 2019
Overcoming Legal, Policy, and Economic Hurdles for Active Debris Removal, presentation to the OCED Workshop on the Economics of Space Debris, Montreal Canada, June 19-20
Apr 26, 2019
Private Sector Contribution to the SDGs - Enhancing a Stable Environment Through Norms of Behavior, United Nations/China Forum on Space Solutions: Realizing the Sustainable Development Goals, Round Table "Bridging Gaps Between User Needs and Space Solutions: Working Towards 2020"
Apr 25, 2019
Global Trends in Commercial Space Activities - Considerations for Dialogue, Sino-US Space Commercialization Workshop
Apr 3, 2019
Impact of Newspace and Data Revolution, Geo4SDGs: Addressing Agenda 2030, Geospatial World Forum
Feb 1, 2019
Remarks delivered by Dr. Peter Martinez, GGE on PAROS at the United Nations, New York, New York
Oct 29, 2018
Oct 3, 2018
Can the Space Insurance Industry Help Incentivize the Responsible Use of Space?, Presented at the 69th International Astronautical Congress in Bremen, Germany With Victoria Samson, Joshua D. Wolny, and Ian Christensen
Oct 1, 2018
– Norge kan bli dratt inn i en stjernekrig, En rekke anerkjente forskere mener to nye norske satellitter for nordområdene kan bli angrepet av Russland og Kina. Etterretningstjenesten frykter stormaktskrig i verdensrommet., NRK Finnmark
Oct 1, 2018
The Relevancy of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as an Implementation Context for Industry-Consensus Principles for Responsible Space Operations, IAC-18-D6-1-6 Presented at the 69th International Astronautical Congress, Bremen, Germany
Sep 28, 2018
Major Issues Affecting Space Traffic Management Policy and A Look at Future Challenges, European Space Policy Institute (ESPI)'s 12th Autumn Conference in Vienna, Austria
Sep 10, 2018
A Holistic Overview of Space Traffic Management and Future Challenges, EMER-GEN, Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Conference, Maui, Hawaii
Sep 7, 2018
Policy Challenges and Principles in the New Space Paradigm, Wilson Center's Canada Institute conference, "Over the Horizon: A New Era for Canada-U.S. Space Cooperation," Washington, DC
Aug 2, 2018
2018 UN COPUOS Long Term-Sustainability Guidelines Fact Sheet, This fact sheet supercedes the 2017 UN COPUOS Guidelines on the Long-term Sustainability of Outer Space Activities.
Jul 11, 2018
Space Force: Making Space Great Again, Space Alert
Jul 9, 2018
UNISPACE+50 Statement, 61st Session of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Use of Outer Space in Vienna, Austria
Jun 26, 2018
Ian Christensen discusses US military ambitions in space, CGTN America
Jun 18, 2018
Space and Civil Society: The Case of Secure World Foundation, UNISPACE+50, Vienna, Austria
Jun 15, 2018
Space Sustainability, CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group, Richard J. Wilman & Christopher J. Newman, Editors, Frontiers of Space Risk: Natural Cosmic Hazards & Societal Challenges
Jun 12, 2018
Space Resources - International Legal Frameworks, Policy Building Blocks for Space Resources Development, 9th Joint Meeting of the Space Resources Roundtable and the Planetary & Terrestrial Mining Sciences Symposium
Jun 2, 2018
Space Sustainability Presentation, Dawn of Private Space Science
May 23, 2018
Democratizing Space Data: Key Issues, Plenary 6 Democratizing Space Data, Global Space Applications Conference Montevideo, Uruguay
May 16, 2018
Space Resources: New Actors, Recursos Espaciales: Nuevos Actores, 1st Latin-American Workshop on Global Governance of Space Resources Universidade Católica de Santos, Santos, Brazil
May 10, 2018
New Actors in Space and Space Policy Considerations, Presented at the 4th U.S.-Vietnam Civil Maritime Domain Awareness Dialogue, Hanoi, Vietnam
May 7, 2018
Rendezvous and Proximity Operations: New Options, New Issues, 2018 UNIDIR Space Security Conference - Space Security: The Next Chapter, Geneva, Switzerland
May 2, 2018
U.S. National Policy and Space Debris, Presentation to the Spring 2018 meeting of the Space Studies Board of the National Academies of Science
May 2, 2018
Opportunities & Challenges for New Actors in Space, 15th Annual CubeSat Developers Conference, San Luis Obispo, California
Apr 4, 2018
New UN Guidelines for Space Sustainability Are A Big Deal, Breaking Defense
Apr 2, 2018
Unlicensed swarms in space, Suggestions for community response to an unauthorized commercial satellite launch, The Space Review
Mar 30, 2018
What is allowed in outer space?, Oxford University Press Blog's Academic Insights for the Thinking World
Mar 12, 2018
Enabling the Satellite Servicing Revolution, presentation at the 2018 Satellite Conference in Washington, DC.
Mar 8, 2018
Dr. Michael K. Simpson interview with Spacebit Founder about New Space, Spacebit Company
Feb 21, 2018
Tomorrow's Battlefield: Emerging Areas of Military Competition - Space, Salve Regina University Pell Center for International Relations, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Feb 14, 2018
Jan 18, 2018
Space Traffic Management - International Perspectives, Embry-Riddle Space Traffic Management Conference 2018, Seeking Sustainable Solutions, Daytona Beach, FL, USA
Jan 16, 2018
Orbital Debris: Dynamics in Mitigation Innovation, Panel Remarks, CabSat 2018: GVF Satellite Hub in Dubai, UAE
Jan 14, 2018
Space Sustainability: Global Market Developments and Space Programme Contributions, Presented at CabSat 2018: Satellite Communications Conference in Dubai, UAE
Nov 30, 2017
#SpaceWatchME Op’ed: Outcome of the High Level Forum Dubai 2017, SpaceWatch Middle East
Nov 8, 2017
The Secure World Foundation Handbook for New Actors in Space: best practices, capacity transfer, and integrating new actors into the governance domain of space, UNISPACE+50 - High Level Forum
Oct 31, 2017
US space policy, organizational incentives, and orbital debris removal, The Space Review
Oct 25, 2017
Cybersecurity Risks to the Space Domain, Space Tech Expo Europe, Bremen, Germany
Oct 17, 2017
Stressors to the Stability of the Space Domain, Under Stress: Space Security in 2017, New York, NY, USA
Sep 29, 2017
Norms of Behavior for Small Satellite Operators – Basic Principles, With Brian Weeden. IAC-17-A6.10-B4.10.1, Presented at the 68th International Astronautical Congress, Adelaide, Australia
Sep 29, 2017
Norms of Behavior for Small Satellite Operators – Basic Principles (1), With Brian Weeden. IAC-17-A6.10-B4.10.1, Presented at the 68th International Astronautical Congress, Adelaide, Australia
Sep 28, 2017
Opportunities for Industry-Led Norms of Behavior in On Orbit Servicing, Presented at the 68th International Astronautical Congress, Adelaide, Australia
Sep 26, 2017
Stability, Sustainability, and Crises: The Role Tabletop Exercises in Space Crisis Dynamics Can Play in Ensuring the Long-Term Sustainability of Space (paper), Presented at the 68th International Astronautical Congress, Adelaide, Australia, With Victoria A. Samson, Brian Weeden, Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan, and Abhijnan Rej.
Sep 26, 2017
Stability, Sustainability, and Crises: The Role Tabletop Exercises in Space Crisis Dynamics Can Play in Ensuring the Long-Term Sustainability of Space, Presented at the 68th International Astronautical Congress, Adelaide, Australia
Sep 5, 2017
Why the New Space Race Must Focus on Sustainability, World Economic Forum Blog
Aug 25, 2017
Risk from Space Rubbish Remains an Unknown Unknown, The Cipher Brief
Aug 16, 2017
Preparing for a Normalized Space Domain, Presentation to the Joint Space Team Meeting
Jul 24, 2017
A summer update on the COPUOS long-term sustainability guidelines, The Space Review
Jun 28, 2017
Secure World Foundation and Small Satellites, USGIF Small Sat Working Group
Jun 13, 2017
Norms of Behavior in Space, Presentation to the 19th Annual Small Payload Rideshare Symposium, Laurel, Maryland
May 24, 2017
Mar 28, 2017
A Broader View of Space Security, ISU-DC Space Cafe
Mar 23, 2017
Private Actors in Space, Geneva Centre for Security Policy, The Future of Outer Space Security
Mar 22, 2017
Panel Discussion on Space Crisis Dynamics and Uncertainty, CSIS - PSSI Space Security: Issues For The New U.S. Administration
Jan 30, 2017
Jan 22, 2017
Using Geospatial Data Across Every Sustainable Development Goal, Geospatial World Forum
Dec 6, 2016
Managing the Challenge of New Actors in Space, Presented at the 3rd Spacecraft Anomalies and Failures Workshop, Chantilly, VA, USA.
Dec 1, 2016
Outer Space: Ungoverned or Lacking Effective Governance?, New Approaches to Managing Human Activities in Space, The SAIS Review of International Affairs
Nov 16, 2016
U.S. National Policy and Space Debris Remediation, Presentation to the 2016 Center for Orbital Debris Education and Research (CODER) Workshop, College Park, Maryland
Nov 14, 2016
Are Policy Changes Needed?, USGIF Smallsat workshop, Springfield, VA
Oct 25, 2016
Natural and Human-Generated Threats to Satellites, Intercross Blog , International Committee of the Red Cross
Oct 1, 2016
Report on the 2-16 COPUOS Meeting: Earth Observation Highlights, APOGEO Spatial APOGEO Spatial, Fall 2016, Vol. 31, No. 4, p.22-23
Sep 30, 2016
The Evolution of U.S. National Policy for Addressing the Threat of Space Debris (paper), Presented at the 67th International Astronautical Congress, Guadalajara, Mexico, September 26-30, 2016.
Sep 30, 2016
The Evolution of U.S. National Policy for Addressing the Threat of Space Debris (slides), Presented at the 67th International Astronautical Congress, Guadalajara, Mexico, September 26-30, 2016.
May 1, 2016
Space for the 21st Century: Discovery, Innovation, Sustainability, published by the Aerospace Technology Working Group with the Secure World Foundation, International Space University and the International Institute of Space Commerce . Lead Editor.
May 1, 2016
The Economics of Space Sustainability (1), Space for the 21st Century: Discovery, Innovation, Sustainability (Chapter 7), published by the Aerospace Technology Working Group with the Secure World Foundation, International Space University and the International Institute of Space Commerce, May 2016. With Tiffany Chow.
Apr 18, 2016
Contested and Congested: Current Trends in Space Security . Presentation to the Decatur-Morgan Chamber of Commerce Annual Public Policy Trip to Washington, DC.
Feb 2, 2016
Space Sustainability Approaches of Emerging Space Nations: Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico, Space Policy
Jan 21, 2016
Policy aspects of space debris and space sustainability, keynote lecture, Stardust Global Virtual Workshop II, Southampton, UK
Dec 18, 2015
Nov 30, 2015
U.S. Policy, Programs, and Diplomatic Initiatives to Respond to Space Debris and Counterspace Threats, presentation to the 18th International Symposium on Security Affairs, Tokyo, Japan
Nov 5, 2015
U.S. Policy, Programs, and Diplomatic Initiatives in Response to Space Debris and Counterspace Threats, Space Security Trends and Challenges , The National Institute for Defense Studies.
Oct 12, 2015
How Simple Terms Mislead Us: The Pitfalls of Thinking about Outer Space as a Commons IAC-15-E7.5.2, presented at the 66th International Astronautical Congress, Jerusalem, Israel. With Henry Hertzfeld.
Oct 5, 2015
Dancing in the dark redux: Recent Russian rendezvous and proximity operations in space, The Space Review
Jul 3, 2015
The Legal, Policy, and Economic Challenges with Space Debris, International Space University Space Studies Program 2015, Athens, Ohio
Jan 5, 2015
"The Importance of the United Nations Guidelines for the Long-Term Sustainability of Space Activities and other International Initiatives to Promote Space Sustainability", OASIS, Volume 20, July-December 2014, pp. 37-53. Laura Delgado López, Christopher D. Johnson, Victoria Samson, Michael Simpson, and Brian Weeden.
Jan 1, 2015
Beyond the Flare: Highlights from an AAS-SWF Briefing on Space Weather, Space Times
Nov 20, 2014
"Policy and Priorities for Tackling Super Wicked Problems and Avoiding the Tragedy of the Commons (In Space)", keynote presentation at the 2014 CODER Space Debris Workshop, College Park, U.S., November 20, 2014.
Aug 1, 2014
Radio Frequency Interference: A Threat to Space Sustainability, published in, Apogeo Spatial
Jul 4, 2014
Jun 26, 2014
"Current Issues in Space Sustainability and Space Traffic Management", presentation to the Aerospace Industries Association Space Council, Arlington, United States, June 26, 2014
Jun 18, 2014
"How Do I Ask Permission to Engage With A Piece of Space Debris?", presentation at the 3rd European Workshop on Debris Mitigation and Remediation, Paris, France, June 18, 2014.
May 28, 2014
SWF's Space Sustainability - A Practical Guide (updated 2014)
May 9, 2014
Testimony of Mr. Brian Weeden on “Space Traffic Management: Preventing a Real Life ‘Gravity’”, Hearing of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives, May 9, 2014.
Apr 1, 2014
Legal And Regulatory Considerations, McGraw-Hill Space Technology Series, CEI Publications, Wiley Larsen, Ran Qeder & Victoria Alnsoperez, Editors, Guidebook On Small Satellite Projects
Feb 13, 2014
International Perspectives on On-Orbit Satellite Servicing and Active Debris Removal and Space Sustainability, technical presentation given at the 51st Session of the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNCOPUOS) , Vienna, Austria
Jan 9, 2014
Space Sustainability Approaches of Emerging Space Nations: Mexico, Colombia, and Brazil, International Astronautical Congress, Toronto, Canada, "Evaluating International Collaboration for Human Exploration Beyond LEO," IAA Space Exploration Conference: Planetary and Human Spaceflight Exploration, Washington, DC
Nov 10, 2013
Oct 11, 2013
"Conceptualizing an Economically, Legally and Politically Viable Active Debris Removal Option", IAC-13-A.6.8.1, presented at 64th International Astronautical Congress, Beijing, China, September 23-27, 2013. Tiffany Chow, Matteo Emanuelli, Deva Prasad, Giulia Federico and Joshua Loughman.
Oct 11, 2012
Space Trash, China Radio International
Aug 1, 2012
Taking a common-pool resources approach to space sustainability: A framework and potential policies, Vol. 28, Issue 3, pp. 166-172., with Tiffany Chow, Space Policy
Jun 21, 2012
Overview of Active Debris Removal, Netherlands Space Society Symposium on Active Debris Removal, Leiden, Netherlands
Apr 30, 2012
Frameworks & Strategy for Space Sustainability: Defining Sustainable Use of Space Workshop
Nov 2, 2011
The Big Picture: On-orbit servicing from a security, sustainability, and safety perspective, DARPA Phoenix Program East Coast Industry Day
Oct 2, 2011
Analysis of Close Approaches Between Small Satellites and Catalog Objects, IAC-11.A6.2.2, 62nd International Astronautical Congress, Cape Town, South Africa
Aug 22, 2011
Jun 16, 2011
Feb 1, 2011
Overview of the legal and policy challenges of orbital debris removal (1), Space Policy Vol 27 (2011) , pp 38-43.
Jan 1, 2011
"International Interdisciplinary Congress on Space Debris Report," presented at the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, Vienna, Austria, 2011.
Nov 23, 2010
Nov 10, 2010
Sep 27, 2010
Overview of the Legal and Policy Challenges of Orbital Debris Removal, IAC-10.A6.4.4, 61st International Astronautical Congress, Prague, Czech Republic
Aug 30, 2010
Dancing in the Dark: The Orbital Rendezvous of SJ-12 and SJ-06F, The Space Review
Aug 11, 2010
Saving Earth Orbit, One Piece of Junk at a Time, SpaceNews guest blog
May 24, 2010
"Dealing with Galaxy 15: Zombiesats and On-Orbit Servicing," The Space Review, May 24, 2010. Brian Weeden.
Dec 8, 2009
Active Debris Removal: An Opportunity for Leadership and Cooperation, presentation at the 2009 International Conference on Orbital Debris Removal, Chantilly, VA, USA,
Oct 1, 2009
"Report On The Status Of Progress Toward The Long-Term Sustainability Of Space Activities," IAC 09 E.3.4.1, International Astronautical Congress, Daejeon S. Korea, October 2009. Ray Williamson, Ben Baseley-Walker, Agnieszka Lukaszczyk, Nicolas Peter, Kazuto Suzuki and Brian Weeden.
Jul 13, 2009
The Numbers Game, The Space Review
Mar 1, 2009
"Space Debris Positional Data Needed Commercially,"Imaging Notes, Spring 2009. Ray Williamson.
Feb 23, 2009
"Billiards in Space," The Space Review, February 23, 2009. Brian Weeden.
Feb 17, 2009
International Civil Space Situational Awareness, technical presentation given at the 46th Session of the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space
Mar 1, 2008
"Minding the (Space) Environment," Imaging Notes, Volume 23, Number 1, Spring 2008. Ray Williamson.
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