- Standards Progress: Space and Orbital Infrastructure 2026
- Chapter 6 · Readings
Readings from the other desks
Readings from the other desks: cross-references to their editions for the same scope, not copies of them.
6.1Standards and regulatory watch: the Nexus Standards reading in the GCRI edition
The instruments that shape the systems of Space and Orbital Infrastructure, as printed in the Global Centre for Risk and Innovation (GCRI) Systems Evidence edition. Instruments and published guidance that shape the systems in this edition, by status on the retrieval date. The edition assesses no one’s compliance.
| Instrument | Body | Scope | Status | Relevance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outer Space Treaty [25] | United Nations | global | IN FORCE | principles of state activity |
| Liability Convention [13] | United Nations | global | IN FORCE | liability for damage |
| Registration Convention [26] | United Nations | global | IN FORCE | registration of objects |
| ITU Radio Regulations [18] | ITU | global | IN FORCE | frequency assignments and interference |
| FCC five-year disposal rule [11] | FCC | US licensees and market entrants | ADOPTED 2022 | post-mission disposal |
| ESA Zero Debris approach [12] [38] | ESA | ESA missions and partners | PUBLISHED 2023 | mitigation requirements |
| COPUOS sustainability guidelines [33] | United Nations | global | PUBLISHED · VOLUNTARY | long-term sustainability |
| IADC mitigation guidelines [34] | IADC | agency members | PUBLISHED · VOLUNTARY | debris mitigation |
| EU Space Act proposal [14] [24] | European Commission | EU | DRAFT | safety, resilience, sustainability |
| Artemis Accords [16] | NASA and signatory states | 78 signatories | PUBLISHED · VOLUNTARY | principles for exploration |
6.2Readings from the other desks
Cross-references to the other desks’ editions for the same subject, never copies of them.
| Desk | Edition | State | Identifier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standards Progress | Standards Progress: Space and Orbital Infrastructure 2026 | In preparation | NR-NXS-XT-18-2026-BASELINE (reserved) |
| GCRI Systems Evidence | Systems Evidence: Space and Orbital Infrastructure 2026 | Drafted, in stewardship review | NR-XTECH-SPACE-GLOBAL-2026-BASELINE-v1.0.0 |
| GRF Public Deliberation | Outside this desk’s remit | Not in remit | |
| GRA Capital Readiness | Outside this desk’s remit | Not in remit | |
| Academy Capability | Capability: Space and Orbital Infrastructure 2026 | In preparation | NR-RA-XT-18-2026-BASELINE (reserved) |
| Index Measurement | Outside this desk’s remit | Not in remit |
6.3Contribute to this chapter
The state of the Nexus Standards parts and of the external standards they adopt: adoption, conformance attested by those who apply them, crosswalks, and domain and industry profiles. The parts are preparatory working drafts (2026); conformance is attestation, not certification. Material for this chapter goes to the Standards Progress desk; what belongs to another desk is forwarded, not refused.
Nexus Standards reads an edition for standards progress: what was adopted, what conformed, what crosswalks exist and what is still a gap.
If you adopted or assessed a standard, send the clause, the version and the evidence. The desk will map it to the profile it belongs in.