SpaceX’s Starlink project is transforming Low Earth Orbit (LEO) with an unprecedented “mega-constellation” of satellites. Originally planned for 12,000 satellites, Starlink has since expanded its ambition to 42,000 satellites – five times the number of all objects humans had ever launched into space prior to this project. This massive private deployment promises global internet coverage, but it also poses significant challenges to the international legal order governing outer space. Traditional space law frameworks, built in an era of state actors and a handful of satellites, are straining to address a scenario where a corporation effectively dominates a sizable portion of orbital traffic. The result is a growing debate on “corporate sovereignty” in space – the de facto control of orbital resources by private enterprises – and what it means for international law and global governance.
Sovereignty
Digital sovereignty within the EU – separating rhetoric from actuality – Go Well being Professional
EU officers and nationwide politicians have championed “digital sovereignty” as an answer to on-line disinformation, cyber threats and the facility of non-European tech firms. Drawing on a brand new particular concern, Anke Obendiek, Gerda Falkner, Sebastian Heidebrecht and Timo Seidl spotlight how the time period is influencing coverage and political discourse throughout the EU. As … Read more
