What we work on
Focus areas
Commercial activity is now the dominant force in space, and it is moving faster than the rules, institutions and norms meant to govern it. Neo Asteri examines what that means. We work across three domains (security, sustainability and the in-space economy) and read each through a single lens: governance. We are independent of the sector we analyse, and we separate what is proven from what is sold.
Our lens
Governance
Governance is not one subject among several; it is how we approach all of them. We examine the rules, norms, institutions and practices that shape behaviour in space, and ask whether they can keep pace with commercial growth, a rising number of actors and the long-term need to use space responsibly. Across every domain, our role is independent analysis, not advocacy for the sector and not alignment with any single national position.
Domain 01
Security
Commercial systems as strategic assets
Commercial satellites now carry functions that militaries and societies depend on, from communications and navigation to intelligence and monitoring. That makes privately owned systems both indispensable and exposed. We analyse what security means when the assets that matter most are commercial: the risks they face, the dependencies they create, and the governance questions raised when a private system becomes a strategic asset, or a target.
Topics we work on:
Commercial systems as strategic assets
Dependency and resilience
Counterspace threats and dual-use technologies
Responsible behaviour and norms
Commercial actors in armed conflict
Domain 02
Sustainability
The orbital environment at commercial scale
The number of objects in orbit is rising sharply as commercial constellations scale. We examine whether the orbital environment can absorb that growth, and whether the mechanisms meant to protect it, most of them voluntary, are adequate to the scale now arriving.
Topics we work on:
Orbital debris and congestion
Debris mitigation and removal
Long-term sustainability guidelines
Sustainability incentives and ratings
Space traffic coordination
Domain 03
The in-space economy
Production and habitation
Building, making, powering and inhabiting space is the newest frontier, and the one where the gap between what is demonstrated and what is promised is widest. We work on it early, examining the governance questions these activities raise before either the activity or the rules have matured. Here too, we separate what is proven from what is sold.
Topics we work on:
In-space manufacturing
Commercial space stations and habitation
Space resource use and rights
Space-based power
Anticipatory governance of emerging activity