Publications by Dr. Peter Martinez

Dr. Peter Martinez, Executive Director of Secure World Foundation (read bio )

Articles

• "Challenges for Ensuring Security, Safety and Sustainability of Outer Space Activities," Martinez, P., Jankowitsch, P., Schrogl, K.-U., Di Pippo, S., Okumura, Y., 2019. “Reflections on the 50th anniversary of the Outer Space Treaty, UNISPACE+50, and prospects for the future of global space governance,” Vol 47, pp 28-33., Space Policy, June 2019
• "The Global Risk Continuum (GRC): Putting Space Risks into Perspective," McKnight, D.S, MacDonald, J.A., Pelton, J., Kunstadter, C., Martinez, P., Arora, R., Jenniges, J.V., 2020. In: Proceedings of the 10th IAASS Conference "Making Safety Happen," El Segundo, CA, 15-17 May 2019, Journal of Space Safety Engineering, pp 38-43, 7 (2020)
• "Development of an international compendium of guidelines for the long-term sustainability of outer space activities," Space Policy, February 2018.
• "The Development and Initial Implementation of South Africa's National Space Policy," Space Policy, August 2016
• "Development of space law in South Africa," German Journal of Air and Space Law, 2015, 64:2, 353-360.
• "Criteria for developing and testing Transparency and Confidence-Building Measures (TCBMs) for outer space activities," Martinez, P., Crowther, R., Marchisio, S., Brachet, G. 2014., Space Policy, 30, pp. 91-97., 2014
• "Is There a Need for an African Space Agency?," Space Policy, August 2008
• "The Mombasa Declaration on Space and Africa’s Development," Space Policy, 28 (2012), 68-69

Papers / Reports

• "UN COPUOS Guidelines for the Long-Term Sustainability of Outer Space Activities," SWF Fact Sheet, Nov 26, 2019.
• "First fruits of the long-term sustainability discussions in UN COPUOS," 2018 Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC, November 2018.

Book Chapters

• "Space Sustainability (1)," (2020). In: Schrogl KU. (eds) Handbook of Space Security. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22786-9_51-4, 2020
• "Space Sustainability.," Handbook of Space Security, January 2015 (pp.257-272)

Presentations

• "NewSpace is the NewAfrica," International Space University Alumni Conference, Aug 8, 2020.
• "SpaceGen United Keynote - Peter Martinez, Secure World Foundation," Space Generation Advisory Council's first SpaceGen United, Jul 21, 2020.
• "Challenges to ensuring the sustainability of outer space activities in support of sustainability," E-Symposium - The Role of Space in Sustainable Development, Jul 8, 2020. Hosted by TRENDS Research & Advisory
• "Securing our Common Future on Earth and our Shared Destiny in Space," Space Generation Latin America Webinar, May 29, 2020.
• "Star Wars: Rise of the space junk," WebSummit 2019 held in Lisbon, Portugal, Nov 6, 2019.
• "Scientific applications of nanosatellites," Presentation to the Faculty of Engineering Space Studies Program, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, Sep 25, 2019.
• "Ensuring Space Sustainability, Space Safety and Space Security - The Role of Secure World Foundation," Space Generation ASEAN Conference in Bangkok, Thailand, Aug 24, 2019.
• "Introduction to Space Policy," Lecture at the University of Cape Town, Aug 20, 2019.
• "Introduction to Space and Society," Lecture at the University of Capetown, Aug 19, 2019.
• "Space Security, Safety and Sustainability," Lecture at the University of Capetown, Aug 19, 2019.
• "Statement issued under Agenda Item 4 - General Exchange of Views, 62nd session of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space," delivered by Peter Martinez in Vienna, Austria, June 18, 2019
• "The role of multilateral diplomacy in preserving space security and sustainability," Baylor University, Waco, Texas, Apr 11, 2019.
• "Remarks delivered by Dr. Peter Martinez," GGE on PAROS at the United Nations, New York, New York, Feb 1, 2019.
• "Long-Term Sustainability Guidelines," Keynote Address delivered at the 13th Annual Eilene M. Galloway Memorial Symposium on International Space Law in Washington, DC, Dec 5, 2018.
• "Ensuring the Long-term Sustainability of Outer Space Activities - the Role of UN COPUOS," Presented at the European Space Policy Institute in Vienna, Australia, Jun 13, 2017.
• "Multilateral Organizations: International Efforts and Successes," SWF Panel Event in Washington, DC, Oct 21, 2016.
• "UN COPUOS Working Group on the Long-Term Sustainability of Outer Space Activities: a briefing on its most recent activities," delivered at 2013 UNIDIR Conference on "The Role of Norms of Behaviour in African Outer Space Activities" in Addis Ababa, Ethiopa, Mar 7, 2013.

Interviews / Media

• "Plans for African Space Agency jeopardized by lack of progress," Physics World, Feb 24, 2020.
• "Space Force: What will the new military branch actually do?," Space.com, Feb 9, 2020.
• "Satellite spies watching your every move?," Fox Business, Jul 30, 2019.
• "Guidelines for the long-term sustainability of outer space activities of the Committee on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space adopted," United Nations Information Service, Jun 21, 2019.
• "Insight – African Perspectives on the Space Resources Dialogue," Space in Africa, Jun 6, 2019. (Originally published in the SWF June 2019 newsletter, jointly authored by Peter Martinez and Ian Christensen)
• "The “Unglamour” of Space," By Charles Ward, New York Academy of Sciences Magazine, Fall 2018