Full Text Available
Note: Clicking the button above will open the full text document at the original institutional repository in a new window.
African perspective on integrated space and air traffic management
Space Traffic Management (STM) is an emerging area of interest in the space sector because States and private actors are collaborating on ways to manage the growing congestion in orbit and to mitigate the impact of space debris and space weather as part of sustainable use and exploration of outer sp...
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Other Authors: | |
| Format: | Thesis |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Department of Electrical Engineering
2020
|
| Subjects: | |
| Tags: |
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1867613295975858176 |
|---|---|
| access_status_str | Open Access |
| author | Gairiseb, Alexander |
| author2 | Martinez, Peter |
| author_browse | Gairiseb, Alexander Martinez, Peter |
| author_facet | Martinez, Peter Gairiseb, Alexander |
| author_sort | Gairiseb, Alexander |
| collection | Thesis |
| description | Space Traffic Management (STM) is an emerging area of interest in the space sector because States and private actors are collaborating on ways to manage the growing congestion in orbit and to mitigate the impact of space debris and space weather as part of sustainable use and exploration of outer space. Further, the pace at which commercial space operations is mushrooming and the potential for growth that the suborbital space flight market presents has led to talks about integrating space and air traffic management, through technological interfaces and harmonised regulatory regimes. But, the current global challenge is the lack of a legal framework, either in the existing space-related treaties or the adoption of a new treaty regulating STM similar to the other traffic regimes, namely aviation and maritime, and advancement in technology to seamlessly integrate Space Traffic Management (STM) and Air Traffic Management (ATM). Therefore, the proposed integration of space and air traffic management necessitates an analysis of African perspectives when it comes to consolidating the two traffic regimes, taking into account the fact that ATM in Africa is fragmented. Hence, this study analyses the legal aspects of integrating Space and Air Traffic Management from the African perspective. |
| format | Thesis |
| id | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/31528 |
| institution | University of Cape Town (South Africa) |
| language | eng |
| last_indexed | 2026-06-10T12:33:51.607Z |
| license_str | Not specified — see source repository |
| provenance_str_mv | Harvested via OAI-PMH from UCTD — University of Cape Town Open Access Repository |
| publishDate | 2020 |
| publishDateRange | 2020 |
| publishDateSort | 2020 |
| publisher | Department of Electrical Engineering |
| publisherStr | Department of Electrical Engineering |
| record_format | dspace |
| source_str | UCTD — University of Cape Town Open Access Repository |
| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/31528 African perspective on integrated space and air traffic management Gairiseb, Alexander Martinez, Peter electrical engineering Space Traffic Management (STM) is an emerging area of interest in the space sector because States and private actors are collaborating on ways to manage the growing congestion in orbit and to mitigate the impact of space debris and space weather as part of sustainable use and exploration of outer space. Further, the pace at which commercial space operations is mushrooming and the potential for growth that the suborbital space flight market presents has led to talks about integrating space and air traffic management, through technological interfaces and harmonised regulatory regimes. But, the current global challenge is the lack of a legal framework, either in the existing space-related treaties or the adoption of a new treaty regulating STM similar to the other traffic regimes, namely aviation and maritime, and advancement in technology to seamlessly integrate Space Traffic Management (STM) and Air Traffic Management (ATM). Therefore, the proposed integration of space and air traffic management necessitates an analysis of African perspectives when it comes to consolidating the two traffic regimes, taking into account the fact that ATM in Africa is fragmented. Hence, this study analyses the legal aspects of integrating Space and Air Traffic Management from the African perspective. 2020-03-10T09:46:18Z 2020-03-10T09:46:18Z 2019 2020-03-10T06:21:13Z Master Thesis Masters MPhil http://hdl.handle.net/11427/31528 eng application/pdf Department of Electrical Engineering Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment |
| spellingShingle | electrical engineering Gairiseb, Alexander African perspective on integrated space and air traffic management |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | African perspective on integrated space and air traffic management |
| title_full | African perspective on integrated space and air traffic management |
| title_fullStr | African perspective on integrated space and air traffic management |
| title_full_unstemmed | African perspective on integrated space and air traffic management |
| title_short | African perspective on integrated space and air traffic management |
| title_sort | african perspective on integrated space and air traffic management |
| topic | electrical engineering |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/31528 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT gairisebalexander africanperspectiveonintegratedspaceandairtrafficmanagement |