October 2018
Mining the Moon for fun and profit
...on the Moon for propellant. What are the legal implications? The legal implications of mining in space are currently a topic... feasible, can lead to favourable business returns and is legal for companies within the US and Luxembourg. Many challenges ...
November 2018
Why we should not assume that war in space is ‘inevitable’
...Even more significantly, it also significantly underestimates the importance of space to the survival of humanity as a whole. Indeed, at the Legal Sub-Committee of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (where I have had the...
September 2023
India signs up to the Artemis Accords
...up to the Moon Treaty? It is all to do with the legal status of extracting resources from the Moon. Article I of the OST ... Accords and the Artemis Program. However, the Accords are not legally binding. They do not form a treaty or agreement and there...
12 October 2016
‘Asgardia’ to become the first new Space Nation
...satellite will comprise the nation itself, creating its own legal framework, flag and other symbols of nationhood. The ...“The project's concept comprises three parts – philosophical, legal and scientific/technological. “Asgardia is a fully-fledged and...
31 July 2019
Satellite-Based Earth Observation: Trends and Challenges for Economy and Society
... character, as satellite-based Earth observation is explored in its legal, strategic, technical and economic aspects, while at the same time...offers a valuable aid not only for the technical and legal expert but also for those involved in the decision-...
August 2016
Commercial space development spurs trend for public-private collaboration
...organisations are working on initiatives in all of these areas. Legal framework The 1967 Outer Space Treaty (OST) provides the framework... and two years later we had this this momentous legal event. It was the culmination of thorough research and...
