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May 10th, 2015
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Here’s an enlightening view that the democratization of space will pose new challenges for policymakers, given that for the most part the existing legal framework has effectively applied to only a handful of space players.
A myriad of advancements — in computing, manufacturing, and launching — have made space more accessible than ever before, and entrepreneurs are entering the fray.
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“The space community now finds itself in the same position that software developers did at the beginning of the smartphone age: an exciting new platform is about to open up, but governments have barely started to plan for how it will be used. They need to start thinking about that now…before space fills up.”
These views and others are expressed by Dave Baiocchi and William Welser IV in an essay in the May/June 2015 issue of Foreign Affairs magazine.
To take a read, go to:
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/space/2015-04-20/democratization-space
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