Wider participation in the space economy brings both opportunities and challenges, including a heightened risk of satellite collisions. Since no one group controls space, the open sharing of space situational awareness (SSA) data is critical to ensure safe space operations. However, this data can be sensitive for governments and operators, so in order to facilitate secure, privacy-preserving collaboration, the space sector should look to the advanced technologies being leveraged in other fields.

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Manuel Capel, a PETs evangelist, heads up Business Development within EMEA at Inpher, a company focused on cryptographic computing. Using his dual engineering and business background, Manuel works with clients to spearhead secure data collaborations while...