[ASA] Have you been impacted by space-specific regulatory measures?

[Caroline Foster]

Dear colleagues,

A colleague of mine at UNSW Canberra (Duncan Blake, duncan.blake at unsw.edu.au<mailto:duncan.blake at unsw.edu.au>) is part of the newly formed Workshops on the Regulation of Space Activities and Technologies (WRegSAT) initiative. This Australian programme "represents a groundbreaking initiative at the forefront of space governance research". In their first series in 2025 they are undertaking a comprehensive Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) analysis of the regulatory framework for space activities and technologies and their review encompasses astronomy. For more information on WRegSAT, please visit , https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/JV_GC0YKPvirBEr0qCwfoT9-dxg?domain=spacegovcentre.org.

My colleague is interested to get in touch with an Australia-based astronomer(s) who has(ve) had to deal with/been impacted by the space-specific regulatory measures. I know many of you are involved in space programmes. Is that you? If so, please contact Duncan directly on the email provided above.

Cheers, Caro...
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Dr Caroline Foster (She/Her)
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