Partnership Announced to Address Commercial Space Policy Matters
Partnership Announced to Address Commercial Space Policy Matters
The Hague Institute for Global Justice and the Global Spaceport Alliance Join Forces
The Hague Institute for Global Justice (THIGJ) and the Global Spaceport Alliance (GSA) have formed a partnership to enable the near-term testing and operations of vehicles capable of performing point-to-point transportation through space.
Although industry is making rapid progress in developing the technologies needed for such missions, there is currently a significant legal and policy vacuum in this area which could negatively impact their application.
United in purpose, THIGJ and the GSA plan to harness their collective expertise to forge an intellectual bedrock for a strategically innovative, yet judicious, bottom-up methodology. This collaboration is intended to serve as a beacon, illuminating the path forward for operators, while safeguarding the critical interests of civil society and governments.
As a first step, THIGJ and the GSA will concentrate their efforts on developing a roadmap that will address the pressing need for a comprehensive legal and policy framework. The roadmap will identify the actions required in order to allow society to benefit from the ability to transport cargo, and eventually people, on high-speed, intercontinental flights via outer space.