Title
On-orbit servicing : next generation of space activities / Annette Froehlich, editor.
ISBN
9783030515591 (electronic book)
3030515591 (electronic book)
3030515583
9783030515584
Publication Details
Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2020.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-030-51559-1 doi
10.1007/978-3-030-51
Call Number
KZD1145
Dewey Decimal Classification
341.4/7
Summary
This book shares a range of new and diverse insights on On-Orbit Servicing (OOS), and examines its implications especially from political, legal, economic, and security perspectives. OSS has been evolving rapidly and presents both challenges and opportunities, such as in-space repairs, refuelling, refurbishment of spacecraft and servicing satellites, which could play a critical role in extending satellite lifecycles, while also representing a valuable next step in debris mitigation. At the same time, many legal questions have arisen in connection with OOS: the need to prevent hostile actions under the pretext of OSS; the distinction between governmental and non-governmental OOS operators; the status of re-worked and recycled space objects; the issue of control in terms of operations performed in orbit, i.e., in the international sphere; the status of objects manufactured in orbit and applicable law, including liability and registration; and the impacts on insurance law and risk management. Finally, the book examines the implications of OOS for emerging space actors in the Global South, and recommends a paradigm shift to help developing countries fully recognise the necessity and urgency of being involved in discussions on OSS, as opposed to leaving it up to the developed space actors. This book will be of great interest to practitioners, academics, and students working in the space sector and related fields.
Access Note
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Series
Studies in space policy ; v. 26.
Available in Other Form
Print version: 9783030515584
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On-Orbit Servicing: Space for Africa?
The Space Race on Sustainability: Business and Legal Challenges for On-Orbit-Servicing
On Orbit Servicing, Opportunity & Liability
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