Questions tagged [international-politics]
Questions related to the intersection of politics and space exploration.
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What's the orbital inclination range Crew Dragons can reach if the Falcon 9 first stage is about to be recovered?
Inspiration4 was one of the very few orbital spaceflights in this century that didn't go to a space station. Yet, it reached an orbital inclination of 51.6°, same as the ISS. I believe this is due to ...
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Why do Atlas III and V use Russian RD-180 engines?
The Atlas III and V first stages were powered by NPO Energomash RD-180 engines, unlike the previous Atlas II which was powered by Rocketdyne RS-56 engines.
Why did Lockheed Martin switch to Russian ...
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Could SpaceX deliver the Interim Control Module to the ISS?
Three days ago Roscosmos chief, Dmitry Rogozin, bemoaned the sanctions on Twitter saying they could break the ISS cooperation, asking Joe Biden how he'd manage to manage the course corrections given ...
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How does the Russian invasion of Ukraine affect ISS operations? [closed]
I realise this question may be shut down as opinion-based, but here goes anyway.
With diplomatic relations in the toilet following Russian military activity in Ukraine, how will this affect future ...
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Why would the US need it's ISS partners to agree to extend its mission? Is it strictly money, or is it also resources, or even more complicated?
Space News's Space agencies support ISS extension as NASA warns of space race with China says:
COLORADO SPRINGS — NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said he remains confident that Russia will remain a ...
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What potential Shuttle partner did this blue-and-white flag indicate?
This publicity slide from NASA in 1972 (?), explaining how wonderfully useful and flexible the Space Shuttle would be, has an intriguing image in the lower right.
(NASA MH72-5017, via David Portree)
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Would it be legal for a company to build a base on Luna?
Are there any laws governing the legality of construction on Luna? If there are, who's responsible for enforcing them?
At least vaguely related: moon structure ownership
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Testing our knowledge of Space Law. Which state would be liable if a Oneweb satellite collides with another satellite?
On June 27th, Oneweb launched another batch of 36 LEO satellites from Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia. The satellites separated from Soyuz at the altitude of ~400 km. Using their electric propulsion ...
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If Country A's rocket hits an incorrectly declared satellite of Country B, which institution can arbitrate the dispute? Under which international law?
The related recent question Which institution regulates rocket launches of all countries? was closed as it is considered as already answered 7 years ago.
I would like to submit the following scenario ...
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Are there any space capable countries without ITAR laws?
In the US, the draconian ITAR laws prevent an open source space program from being founded, and make it incredibly difficult to found any aerospace company in general. Are there any countries that ...
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What are the implications of North Korean black and white patterns on missiles?
Black and white patterns on rockets were originally intended as roll patterns. They helped as a visual back-up for acceleration sensors measuring the roll, as discussed in this previous question What ...
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How do US citizens vote in space?
Astronaut Kate Rubins tweeted that she has voted while being on the ISS:
How does that work? Did she have some paperwork with her that she can send down to earth with a spacecraft soon? The ...
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Did the US hide 4179 Toutatis orbital data after China announced intentions of going there?
Recently I've been reading about a bit of Chinese space stuff and I found the accusation that the US hid orbital data for the asteroid 4179 Toutatis after China announced that they planned to send ...
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What do non-NASA authorities do in regards to Planetary Protection?
From sma.nasa.gov:
Planetary Protection is the practice of protecting solar system bodies from contamination by Earth life and protecting Earth from possible life forms that may be returned from ...
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Map showing which part of geostationary orbit is allocated to which country?
This article (google translated version) says that part of the geostationary orbit is allocated to Hungary (they are talking about 4°W).
Is there a map, which shows me which part of the orbit is ...
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