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Advocate P.P. SEKHULA:
CHAIRMAN: INTERNATIONAL
AIR SERVICES COUNCIL, SOUTH
AFRICA
3RD MANFRED LACHS INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE ON NEW SPACE
COMMERCIALIZATION AND THE LAW
16-17 MARCH, ICAO, Montreal, CANADA
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BENEFITS OF AEROSPACE
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
Technology Showcase
Science & Engineering In Outer Space
 Small Payloads Leverage Access
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Practical Space Applaications
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Environmental Sciences: Space
Weather; Remote Sensing, Resources
Security and Verification
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POLICIES AND LAWS FOR A
BYGONE ERA
AIR LAW: License Air Services,
Security Oversight & Standards
SPACE LAW: License Space
Activities, Supervise & Int’l
Obligations
ERA OF CONVERGENCE:
AEROSPACE CHALLENGES
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Rapid Commercialisation
Local Space Industry Development
Current Legislation lags behind
Dual Use Technology and Military
 New Space Demands: Sub-orbital,
Space Property; Space debris
 Educational & Institutional Demands
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 CPUT Cubesat 2013 and more to come
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Future: Hypersonic Airliners;
Point to point Transportation for
Passengers and Cargo
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CONTEMPORARY DEVELOPMENTS DEMANDS
INNOVATIVE REGULATORY INSTRUMENTS
 BALANCE SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEMAND
 PROMOTE LOCAL SPACE CAPABILITIES
ADDRESS CONTINENTAL SPACE GOALS
 CREATE WEALTH FOR AFRICA
 MANAGE RESOURCES
 MITIGATE DISASTERS
INTERRNATINAL CO-OPERATION
OBSERVE AND ADHERE TO INTERNATIONAL SPACE
NORMS
 CONSOLIDATE CO-OPERATION THROGH PRACTICAL
PROGRMAS
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INCORPORATES IMPROVED COORDINATION
MECHANISMS FOR AVIATION, MILITARY AND
CIVILIAN SPACE AUTHORITIES (CAA-SACSASAAF-NPC)
EMBRACES TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION
FLEXIBILLE IN APPLICATION BY CROSS
REFERENCE TO RELEVANT PRESCRIPTS IN
ASSOCIATED FILEDS
FOR AFRICA