A new law review explores "why the FCC’s current regime on categorical exclusions is ill-prepared for the developing mega-constellation industry, why the regime should be revised to require that companies launching mega-constellations file an Environmental Assessment (EA) as defined in the National Environmental Policy Act, and how such a change might fiscally impact these companies."

https://digitalcommons.pepperdine.edu/jbel/vol16/iss1/4/

#Space #SpaceGovernance #NEPA #FCC #UnitedStates #Satellites

Another rather large hole in the Outer Space Treaty: "Using low-earth orbit satellite constellations as military targets falls within the scope of space warfare, and space warfare is currently a blind spot in the framework of space governance."

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42423-023-00138-8

#SpaceGovernance #SpaceWarfare #Space #OST

Our new #SETI research hub at the University of St Andrews in #Scotland is receiving some really nice press.

"Will we ever get a message from E.T.? We don’t know...” Have a read for John Elliott’s thoughts on #PostDetection, #readiness & #research across disciplines:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/we-cannot-afford-to-be-ill-prepared-research-hub-wants-to-prepare-humanity-for-potential-proof-of-alien-life-1.6142956

#UniversityOfStAndrews #xenolinguistics #speculativeethics #spacegovernance #outerspacestudies

RT @ThomCheney@twitter.com

My review of @bleddb@twitter.com 'Original Sin' is now up (have also migrated my blog to http://thomcheney.com) - an excellent addition to the #spacepower body of work, will be recommending it to students and others interested in #spacegovernance

https://www.thomcheney.com/post/taking-space-war-seriously

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/ThomCheney/status/1589601952152764418