The increasing use of space, from billionaire tourism to exploration of the Moon and Mars, as well as the increasing near-misses with space debris, has made many of us aware of space as a shared resource. How can the use of outer space be governed, providing opportunities for private actors […]
eSpace - EPFL Space Center is a pioneer in space sustainability. With the Clean Space Initiative, initially proposed to deorbit Swisscube which eventually spin-off from EPFL as the ClearSpace-1 mission to recover the Vega Secondary Payload Adapter (VESPA), the Center can draw on a decade of experience in space sustainability. […]
Spaceport SARABHAI (S2) to co-host edition#4 of its Space Law + Policy Dialogue with the eSpace - EPFL Space Center, Switzerland on 5th April 2023. The goal of the ongoing series of S2 Space Law + Policy Dialogues is to look at contemporary space activities through a space law + […]
09.00 - 12.30 (IN-PERSON ONLY) WORKSHOP: FUNDAMENTALS OF SPACE LAW Dr. Merve Erdem Burger SNF Post- Doctoral researcher at UniNe LIMITED TO 24 PARTICIPANTS 14.00 - 15.00 (HYBRID) EXPERT TALK: SPACE SECTOR CAREERS "The changing legal & regulatory landscape in the space industry and the opportunities for the next generation" […]
ESA is an intergovernmental organisation with 22 Member States, created in 1975, with the mission to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space delivers benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Its wide range of activities cover areas such as launchers, science, […]
The 5th Summit for Space Sustainability is a high-level, multi-day event focused on developing solutions for space sustainability, hosted by the Secure World Foundation. The 5th Summit for Space Sustainability will be a unique gathering of global stakeholders from government, industry, and civil society. This event will feature keynotes, interactive […]
A cornerstone of space sustainability is the ability to efficiently service, repair and refuel spacecrafts in orbit. From low earth orbit to geostationary orbits, the need for such In-Orbit Servicing (IOS) missions is clearly identified and several companies are trying to race each other to be the first to market. […]
In this talk, prof. Charbon will review the evolution of solid-state photon counting sensors from avalanche photodiodes (APDs) to silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs) to single-photon avalanche diodes (SPADs). The impact of these sensors on LiDAR has been remarkable, however, more innovations are to come with the continuous advance of integrated SPADs […]
This conference aims to bring together scholars and practitioners on the commons in space. The increasing dependence of our societies on space infrastructures (GPS, remote sensing, internet access, etc.) and the potential mining of rare minerals for energy transitions are causing new sustainability challenges due to the lack of governance […]