Environmental challenges in outer space in the framework of the second space age
Keywords:
Seguridad espacial, medio ambiente espacial, armas ASAT, tecnología de doble uso, sistemas de defensa antimisiles, interceptores exo-atmosféricos, carrera espacial.Abstract
The second space age (1991-present) is distinguished by two characteristics:
the difficulty in reaching space governance agreements with
emerging geopolitical actors, unlike the first space age (1957-1990) during
which the entire space regulatory framework was structured; and
the advent of numerous new public and private space actors –especially
from 2010 onwards– triggering a corresponding increase in space activities
in order to benefit from space applications such as reconnaissance
activities, communications, space positioning systems and meteorology.
These two factors are directly affecting the fragile space environment,
and placing its sustainability at risk. In the absence of an international
regulatory framework, the adoption of national laws is presented here
as an alternative means of ensuring the responsible management of the
space environment.
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