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7 February 2018. Over the past few months plenty of media attention has been given to the impending re-entry of China’s space laboratory Tiangong-1 into the Earth’s atmosphere. The possibility that some parts of the spacecraft survive re-entry and impact on populated areas raises a number of pressing questions on the issues posed by atmospheric re-entries.
The ESPI Brief 20 provides an overview of the current international rules and procedures for managing the re-entry o...

On 31 January 2018 ESPI hosted an evening event on the topic of “China Engages: Opportunities and Prospects for the International Space Community” jointly organised with the China National Space Administration (CNSA).

Guest speakers at this well-attended event outlined some of the key missions and programmes in which China is currently engaging with the international space community, whilst highlighting the growing need for international collaboration and the potential areas for futur...

01 February 2018. ESPI published an article on “Space: An essential sector for Europe at a time of digital revolution” in the February issue of the Open Access Government publication. The paper, written by Sebastien Moranta, reviews recent evolutions and trends in the space sector and explains why space activities are taking a new strategic dimension for Europe at the time of the digital revolution. Access the Open Access Government February issue here  (ESPI paper page 130)....

29 January 2018. The overarching framework of the conference “Space2030 and Space 4.0: Synergies for Capacity Building in the XXI Century” is the United Nations agenda Space2030 and the ESA Space 4.0 strategy.
Date: Saturday 3 February 2018
Time: 9:00 - 17:15
Venue: ESPI, Schwarzenbergplatz 6 (entrance Zaunergasse 1-3, 2nd Floor), A-1030 Vienna,
Austria
Please find the programme here.
Please note that in order to guarantee your seat we recommend to r...

26 January 2018. ESPI opened an internship vacancy to support a research activity on “Challenges to the security of space infrastructure: Transatlantic perspectives”.

24 January 2018. The European Space Policy Institute (ESPI) is pleased to announce an upcoming evening event on:

“China Engages: Opportunities and Prospects for the International Space Community”