June 2015
The new space ethics: COSPAR, Planetary Protection and beyond
The last few years have seen a considerable resurgence of interest in space activities. Mainstream media has been ablaze with talk of ambitious projects seeking to colonise other planets. More prosaically but also more realistically, business forums...
28 July 2016
There's been a murder in space - now what?
... with contrasting temperaments who are travelling in space. Writing in the latest issue of ROOM - The Space Journal, Dr Christopher J.Newman, reader in law at the University of Sunderland in the UK, said: “There has been little discussion on the way...
August 2020
Battle for the night sky - from telescopes to ad-breaks
... community for over seven years and has also been a representative to UN COPUOS and its sub-committees. Christopher Newman is Professor of Space Law & Policy at Northumbria University in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. He has been active in the teaching and...
January 2021
Safeguarding space - lessons from decommissioning in the energy industry
... lessons from terrestrial industries before a catastrophic and expensive disaster in space occurs. About the authors Christopher Newman is Professor of Space Law & Policy at Northumbria University in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. He has been active in the...
September 2021
Near space - the air-space boundary question, astronauts and space tourism
... a new dawn for those looking at the legal framework governing human space activity. About the author Christopher Newman is Professor of Space Law & Policy at Northumbria University in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. He has been active in the teaching and...
