The writer is founder, chair and chief executive of Viasat
The possibilities space offers are almost endless. The navigation systems in our cars and phones; the weather observation satellites analysing this summer’s heatwave in Europe; the pictures of troop movements from the war in Ukraine; the safety communications on planes and ships; broadband services in hard-to-reach locations — the space economy informs and benefits everyone.
Space is a shared resource which must remain available to all nations. No private company, no matter how well-funded or fleet of foot, should be allowed to dominate it for its own benefit, or take risks that contribute to the existing climate crisis.
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