30 October 2019
Questions surround US top-secret spaceplane mission
... the UN in 1974, the Convention is based on the 1967 Outer Space Treaty, which is regarded as the basic international law of space, and requires that all objects launched into space must be registered “to the greatest extent feasible and practicable...
25 September 2020
The Consequential Frontier - Challenging the Privatization of Space
...book looks at the evolution of space towards privatisation, with agencies as ...space privatisation, space tourism, space law and the space environment have been written by space professionals keen to highlight the inadequacies of the Outer Space Treaty...
September 2017
India’s dynamic ecosystem for space entrepreneurship
...strong pillars of NewSpace is the dynamism around integrating space-based products and services into traditional industries such as...launch authorisation of spacecraft in line with the Outer Space Treaty (especially when a foreign launcher is procured ...
October 2018
Mining the Moon for fun and profit
.... What are the legal implications? The legal implications of mining in space are currently a topic of hot debate. The Outer Space Treaty (OST) is the only international agreement governing space activities that has been signed by the relevant...
April 2019
The changing economics of space
... than clear, although the obligation on 104 signatory nations has been in place since the United Nations Outer Space Treaty of 1967. However, as long as there is any uncertainty over who created the debris there will be controversy over...
August 2016
Commercial space development spurs trend for public-private collaboration
... are working on initiatives in all of these areas. Legal framework The 1967 Outer Space Treaty (OST) provides the framework by which all nations utilise and operate in space. The OST is an incredibly forward-thinking document that has kept...
