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Space is no longer the domain of national space agencies. Over the past two decades, the number of space activities carried out by government-funded space agencies has fallen in comparison to those carried out by privately-funded commercial operators; indeed, the speed of this transition from public to private has increased over the last several years. Today, a significant majority of space activities are carried out by non-governmental entities. This operational shift does not mean, however, that States are no longer relevant in this era of New Space.
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Kerkonian, A.D. (2021). Introduction. In: Space Regulation in Canada: Past, Present and Potential. Space Regulations Library, vol 12. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68692-5_1
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