April 2025
Space sustainability and the role of space situational awareness
... regulations difficult. Determining accountability and liability for collisions or debris generation is a complex issue under international law as well. Also, technological issues and high costs prevent certain nations from incorporating space debris...
March 2016
Space Mining – the Reality of Tomorrow?
...new type of enterprise entails. The only established international law that has widespread acceptance is the Outer Space Treaty...any kind, on a basis of equality and in accordance with international law, and there shall be free access to all areas of ...
November 2019
Space kaleidoscope - towards a genuine multi-messenger exploration
... spaceflight. Dr Langston holds a PhD in the History & Philosophy of Science; a JD with specialisation in Public International Law; an LLM in Air & Space Law; and a Space Studies Certificate in Physical Sciences from the ISU. She is a member of the...
October 2017
Can Australia’s space industry overcome years of political setback?
..., he participates in Model United Nations debating conferences and is an active member of the Australian Institute of International Affairs. His post-graduate ambitions include international law with a particular interest in international space law.
05 February 2020
Legal action could be used to stop Starlink ruining the night say astronomers
.... As such, it is the US government that is responsible for the harm caused by SpaceX’s satellites in orbit. Accordingly, under this international law, any country that suffers harm by Starlink can sue the United States government in the...
September 2016
Moon or Mars - how logical is NASA’s next step?
... by Holland in terms of wealth and financial sophistication. The extension of legal rights, which may or may not violate international law, has armed commercial actors who have the capacity to disrupt the status quo And while Christopher...
