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Blockchain is a disruptive technology, which may have the potential to address several key security and trust issues in the space industry. It may enhance reliability, and ensure traceability and confidentiality in ground station-satellite communications and data transmission. While the full operation maturity is still to be proven, the technology should be assessed in parallel with appropriate regulatory enquiries.

The European Space Policy Institute is looking to employ one or more Research Fellow(s) at the premises of the Institute in Vienna, starting in January 2021.

The European Space Policy Institute (ESPI) is looking to employ a Research Intern for a duration of 6 months at the premises of the Institute in Vienna, starting from January 2021, to support several projects related to ESPI space sector watch.

On 17 October 2020, ESPI Research Fellow Tomas Hrozensky was interviewed by the Slovak nationwide public television channel "RTVS" in the prime time news story reporting on the signing of the Artemis Accords by the United States and seven additional countries.

As a follow-up of the publication "On-Orbit Servicing", the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI) aims to realize a publication around the topic "Satellite constellations and legal/policy challenges” in the Springer series on Space Policy. 

This publication in the Springer series on Studies in Space Policy examines numerous challenges Africa is facing relating to good governance due to its vast and diverse landscape, as well as its history. This book explores the role of space-based applications in supporting African good governance by strengthening civil society, bolstering democratic processes and advancing socio-economic development.