As NASA prepares a return to the Moon, with the first Artemis I mission from Florida's Kennedy Space Center next week, the race for fair and equitable space controls is heating up.
International experts are convening ahead of next month's US National Space Council to discuss some of the big issues at a free online bilateral forum, featuring the current and former US Ambassador, a former NASA administrator, Space Industry Association of Australia CEO, Flinders University academics and other keynotes.
Emerging aerospace technologies, space regulations and the potential for misinformation/disinformation will be discussed by the experts from the space industry, diplomatic leaders and key academics.
Registrations for the Bilateral Tech Diplomacy Series: US-Australia Inaugural Dialogue Wednesday 31 August 2022 (6.30am-8.30am) AEST event is free for the public via the US Purdue University Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy weblink (US EDT time 5-7pm, 30 August).
"This event comes at an important time for the space sectors in both Australia and the United States, with the Biden Administration taking steps to further facilitate the growth of commercial space activities and the Australian Space Agency consulting on the development of a National Plan for Space," says Flinders University space law researcher Joel Lisk, Jeff Bleich Centre (JBC) at Flinders University's College of Business, Government and Law.
