Human activity in space is intensifying with the growing challenge of space debris, the deployment of satellite mega-constellations, and the prospects of asteroid mining and long-term colonisation raising unique challenges to a vital yet neglected domain. Current space governance—the laws, rules, norms and institutions that structure interactions in space—is falls far short of meeting these challenges. A Space Policy Lab would research governance frameworks analyse policy issues shape expert discourse, and engage in advocacy for effective regulatory frameworks. We would like to see a Lab bringing together applied researchers, academia and societal stakeholders within a dynamic collaborative & transdisciplinary environment through undertaking policy experiments to identify levers for improving space governance.
Space Policy Lab
Space Governance, Epistemic Institutions
Human activity in space is intensifying with the growing challenge of space debris, the deployment of satellite mega-constellations, and the prospects of asteroid mining and long-term colonisation raising unique challenges to a vital yet neglected domain. Current space governance—the laws, rules, norms and institutions that structure interactions in space—is falls far short of meeting these challenges. A Space Policy Lab would research governance frameworks analyse policy issues shape expert discourse, and engage in advocacy for effective regulatory frameworks. We would like to see a Lab bringing together applied researchers, academia and societal stakeholders within a dynamic collaborative & transdisciplinary environment through undertaking policy experiments to identify levers for improving space governance.