They are nearby 11,000 satellites circulating on Earth and it is estimated that at least 50,000 will be launched in the next decade. There are also exploratory instruments, complementary ships and complexes such as an international space station. But who regulates all this activity in space? In the absence of clear provisions, the European Union proposed a set on space, a set of funds that aim to make the European space sector with a cleaner, safer and more competitive environment, both on the market in the country and on international markets.
The European Commission maintains that the current regulations of space in the euro area are divided into various domestic approaches, which slows down innovations, reduces share in Europe on the global market and generates additional costs.
According to the EU director, the draft regulations will raise the expansion of companies in the block to other markets, because it aims to simplify procedures, protect assets in orbit and promote levels. The adjustment focuses on three key pillars:
- Security: In the face of over 128 million pieces of debris circulating in space, the Space Act introduces funds to optimize tracking objects in orbit and prevent the production of modern debris. They cover special requirements to ensure the removal of satellites at the end of their lives.
- Resistance: The Commission warns that space infrastructure is in the face of growing cybernetic threats, capable of foreign satellites or disturbances of the necessary services. Therefore, the proposal requires all operators to carry out risk assessments throughout the life cycle of their inorbit systems. They will also be obliged to send detailed incident reports and adopt updated cyber security standards.
- Sustainable development: With the raise in space, it is key to effective resource management, what2 emissions and waste. The modern legal framework set up common standards for monitoring these influence and defining preventive or repair measures.
IN statementThe Commission emphasizes that “new rules would apply to both the EU and domestic space assets, as well as operators from outside the EU offering services in Europe. The regulatory requirements will be adapted to the size of the company and the level of maturity and measured in relation to risk.”
Europe wants to manage space economy
The Commission also presented a modern vision of increasing European space economy in order to respond to global sector dynamics, growing international competition and emerging geopolitical challenges.
The agency, according to the agency, is a rapidly developing sector that significantly contributes to the competitiveness of the block. It covers both the industry devoted to the production and service of space systems, as well as a wide range of services that affect areas such as climate, environment, agriculture, energy, transport, insurance, banking, security and defense.
The proposed economic strategy includes over 40 specific activities to ensure a robust participation in Europe in the global space market, strengthening its autonomy and consolidation of technological advantage. The initiatives include the creation of the European Space Team, a high -level forum that will gather key players in the ecosystem, such as the European Space Agency and the European Union Agency for Space Program, in order to coordinate efforts and the ability to unite in the entire block. In addition, the Commission planned A number of investment mechanisms to raise its space economy.
From this year, the Commission will develop a specific methodology for monitoring EU competitiveness and market share in global space economy.
“Leadership in Europe in space must be rooted in sovereignty, safety and strategic predictions. Thanks to the EU space Act, we take a bold step so that our space infrastructure is resistant, our innovation ecosystem is authorized, and our autonomy of critical technologies is secured for generations that will come”, final henna, virus. European, supernological, and is secured by generation, and supern is secured. Democracy.
This story originally appeared Wired in Spanish and was translated from Spanish.