Britain’s new space strategy aims to strengthen sovereign capabilities, defense resilience and commercial growth while confronting gaps in launch, PNT, government expertise and its continued dependence on international partners.
Jesús Bernal Allende joins Constellations to explore how existing space law is being applied as autonomous systems take on a larger share of spacecraft decision making.
A new joint working group will refine use cases, public-private partnerships, and interoperability with Germany’s SatcomBw-4. Launch timelines still hinge on Ariane 6 capacity, with both constellations targeting deployments from 2029.
IURUS Consulting’s Jesús Bernal Allende explores how autonomous spacecraft are challenging traditional approaches to liability, oversight and licensing, pushing regulators toward new frameworks for accountability in an increasingly algorithmic orbital environment.
The European Commission, ESA and the SpaceRISE consortium (SES, Eutelsat and Hispasat) have finalized the implementation agreement for Europe’s IRIS² satellite constellation, resolving months of negotiations over the program’s architecture, cost and governance.
As direct-to-device services evolve beyond basic coverage, balancing terrestrial and mobile satellite spectrum and navigating a complex regulatory landscape will be critical to unlocking the technology's long-term commercial potential.
Sovereignty in space depends not simply on who owns the satellites, but on who controls the materials, components, manufacturing and operations that keep them available when they’re needed most.
Former U.S. Air Force and Space Force General Counsel Peter Beshar explains why decades-old space treaties must evolve to address commercial space, lunar resource extraction and emerging security threats in an increasingly contested orbital environment.
Hon. Peter Beshar joins Constellations to explore how lunar resource activity, emerging norms and legacy treaties are reshaping responsible behavior and stability beyond Earth.
