The SIRIUS Chair is the first international research chair dedicated to the law and management of activities in the space sector

SIRIUS deals with the entire range of regulatory, institutional, economic and management issues raised by the generalization of the social uses of satellites, the opening up of space activities to the competition and the development of commercial applications of space technologies. This is a new approach to space activities, focusing on the latest trends and resolutely oriented toward addressing the needs of industry.

Publication of the new activity report of the SIRIUS Chair.

The latest activity report of the SIRIUS Chair has just been published. It presents a summary of the work carried out over the 2017-2020 period.

Access the latest activity report.

Space Legaltech

Space Legaltech gathers in a unique web portal all of national laws as well as the latest news of spatial agencies. 

Discover the new portal, designed in cooperation with PWC.

Spationary

The Spationary is a unique resource meant to be your entry door to the fascinating world of space law terminology and concepts. It provides its reader with a comprehensive and up-to-date source of information on both commercial developments and technological trends relevant to space law.

New article: "Sustainable business financing and space activities: towards a sustainable space taxonomy".

In the aftermath of COP26, the SIRIUS Chair contributes to solving the environmental challenges of space, by presenting the first results of an ongoing study, unveiled on the occasion of the last IAC 2021 (International Astronautical Congress) which took place in Dubai. This article, co-authored by Lucien Rapp, Maria Rhimbassen and Maria Topka is entitled "Sustainable business financing and space activities: towards a sustainable space taxonomy".
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The SIRIUS Chair at the International Astronautical Congress in Dubai (IAC2021).

Maria Lucas-Rhimbassen notably spoke on a Special Session on the theme "Laws colliding in space: mapping potential clashes between space law, commerce, antitrust and ethics and their solutions."

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SFDI Conference "International Law and outer space".

The event took place on May 6-7, 2021, in Toulouse, with the support of the SIRIUS Chair and its partners. 

The conference proceedings as well as the videos of the different presentations (in French) are now available online :  

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New article published in "The Space Review"

Lucien and Paul Rapp write an article entitled "Financing space-derived data as commodities" which deals with the development of a service industry using data from space.

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JONGJITTANON NAPASORN & MATHIEU FLORIAN ARE AWARDED THE SIRIUS PRIZE 2022

for their respective Master thesis entitled "Contribution of in-orbit servicing on space sustainability "and "Which economic value is in the lunar economy?"

Our researcher joined the panel to share ideas on the new space with Airbus, Thales and international experts in Bangkok in March 2023.

Nonthapat PULSIRI from the SIRIUS Chair will be moderating two panel discussions at the 'New Space Economy' conference in Thailand to discuss the global aerospace value chain and space applications for sustainable Earth.