India: New Space Policy

Tuesday, July 28th, 2020

On-line seminar on 28 July 2020 explained changes to Indian space policy “aimed at boosting private sector participation in the entire range of space activities.”  Experts discussed Indian engagement with space to provide context for the recent developments followed by analysis of changes in policy and their political and legal implications as well as evaluation from the private sector perspective.  It was attended by about eighty participants from across the world, including Angola, Australia, India, Japan and the UK.

A recording of the seminar can be accessed here.

Tianwen-1: China’s Objectives

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020

As China launches its Mars mission Tianwen-1 we consider some of the objectives it hopes to achieve.  The analysis is based on knowledge of Chinese policies and ambitions in space.