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The billion-dollar question: Are anti-satellite (ASAT) tests illegal?

[Lakshay Beniwal is a student at School of Law, Christ University] Introduction On November 15, 2021, Russia launched a direct ascent...

Jan 18, 20234 min read

Demystifying the von Kármán Line.

[Lakshay Beniwal is a student at School of Law, Christ University] Introduction The Kármán line gets its name from the Hungarian-...

Jun 14, 20224 min read

New Space Policy: The need of the hour

[Lakshay Beniwal is a student at School of Law, Christ University] Introduction India entered the space race in 1963 with the first...

Oct 29, 20214 min read

Mitigating Space Debris: Why propulsion systems are the way to go.

[Lakshay Beniwal is a student at School of Law, Christ University] Introduction The first satellite was launched into Earth's orbit by...

Feb 19, 20215 min read

Spatial Appropriation and the curious case of Dennis Hopes

[Sameer Gupta] Mankind’s exploration of Outer Space has opened up huge possibilities in the final frontier. Subsequent to Sputnik I and...

Oct 22, 20203 min read

Understanding the context and intent for Outer Space sustainability

[Sameer Gupta] Travelling in time and distance, mankind has been able to navigate and perform sovereign & commercial operations in the...

Jul 28, 20203 min read

Race for Space: Protection of cultural heritage vis-a-vis the principle of non appropriation

[Sameer Gupta] The flagship Artemis program launched by NASA envisions landing the first woman and the next man on the Moon by 2024. The...

Jun 16, 20203 min read