12 October 2016
‘Asgardia’ to become the first new Space Nation
... their scientific aspirations is exciting.” Under current international space law, including the widely adopted ‘Outer Space Treaty’, states are required to authorise and supervise national space activities, including the activities of commercial and...
11 October 2018
Commercial Uses of Space and Space Tourism: legal and policy aspects
... (thankfully in this multi-author tome) a decent index. Although the book includes the inevitable background on the Outer Space Treaty and the spaceflight liability regime, it covers present-day concerns about large satellite constellations and...
September 2016
Moon or Mars - how logical is NASA’s next step?
..., the United States’ government is walking a fine line in avoiding Article II of the Outer Space Treaty of 1967 (OST), which banned the appropriation of ‘celestial bodies’. It is true that Article IV of the OST states that ...
February 2021
Supporting sustainable lunar development
... but instead can evolve from the bottom up and adapt to changing circumstances. It supports the existing 1967 Outer Space Treaty (OST), helping prevent territorial appropriation of the Moon and promoting international cooperation. It also aligns well...
November 2018
Pole star rising
...July 2017 a draft law on space activity and the national space objects register was published by the government. While enacting a space law is undoubtedly an obligation for Poland as a state party to the Outer Space Treaty, more important is that the...
05 February 2020
Legal action could be used to stop Starlink ruining the night say astronomers
...individual a member of one human family.” The astronomers point out that according to the Outer Space Treaty, only governments can operate in outer space. As such, it is the US government that is responsible for the harm caused by SpaceX’s satellites...
