20 May 2022
Outer Space - future for humankind issues of law and policy
...and development. A key aspect that comes to the fore in any contemporary writing on space law is the fact that existing space law – as enshrined in the 1967 Outer Space Treaty and its offshoots – is not directly applicable to many of today’s promised...
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...
01 April 2025
The New World on Mars - What we can Create on the Red Planet
... opposer of any form of restriction, from environmental protection to the Outer Space Treaty. Having staked the warning notice, I should add that this book is a great read for space fans and anyone else who thinks our destiny is to conquer...
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...
